1. could you reveal the contents of your /etc/pam.d/xlock file? 2. where did this man page come from (I'd like to assimilate it into the main distribution!) Cheers Andrew > > FYI: > > NAME > unix_chkpwd - check the password of the invoking user > > SYNOPSIS > <not invoked manually> > > DESCRIPTION > A helper binary for the pam_unix module, unix_chkpwd, is > provided to check the user's password when it is stored in > a read protected database, such as shadow'd passwords. > This binary is very simple and will only check the pass > word of the user invoking it. It is called transparently > on behalf of the user by the authenticating component of > the pam_unix module. In this way it is possible for appli > cations like xlock to work work without being setuid root. > > USAGE > This program is not intended to be called directly by > users and will log to syslog if it is called imporperly > (i.e., by some one trying exploit it).
