Rasmus Wiman wrote: > > hello, > > I'm considering to install PAM on a bunch of Slackware boxes. It turned out > to be a little bit more work than I had anticipated. I managed to compile > Linux-PAM-0.72 after a few attempts, but than only results in a bunch of > libs and includes. What should I do next? The reason I try to install PAM > is that I want to centralize password authentication using LDAP, but I have > a feeling that a lot of executables have to be recompiled. Am I right? Are > there any Slackware packages available? I can imagine it's a bit of work. At a minimum, you'll need to recompile all of the applications that do authentication. You'll want to verify that each application actually can use PAM before recompiling it. You might end up having to lift source packages from more mainstream distributions in order to get the PAM support you need. I don't want to disparage the venerable Slackware distribution, but PAM is one of several reasons I haven't used it since the days when it came on several dozen floppy images. I've test-installed most of the major distributions, and mostly use RedHat and Mandrake now. Good luck! Paul Allen -- Boeing Phantom Works \ Paul L. Allen, (425) 865-3297 Math & Computing Technology \ paul.l.allen@boeing.com POB 3707 M/S 7L-40, Seattle, WA 98124-2207 \ Prototype Systems Group --- Out from the shadows behind you pounces a bearded pirate! "Har, har," he chortles, "I'll just take all this booty and hide it away with me chest deep in the maze!" -- Adventure, Crowther & Woods, 1976
