I think you want to add this argument: no_magic_root to your /etc/pam.d/login file. Try browsing here: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/Linux-PAM-html/pam-6.html#ss6.24 and also here: http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_tally/README?rev=1.1.1.1&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup Cheers Andrew Junyoung Heo wrote: > > In pam_sm_authenticate of pam_tally.. > It calls tally_bump(). > and tally_bump() has following codes. > if (no_magic_root || getuid()) { > tally += inc; > ..... > } > > getuid() always return '0', because login is owned by root(0), I think. > So, pam_tally cannot increment tally value in authentication step and > dosen't work correctly. > > so, i modified it. use 'uid' variable instead of 'getuid()' function. > uid is returned by pam_get_uid(); > after above modification, pam_tally work correctly. > > pam_sm_acct_mgmt has same problem.. > > Am I wrong? > > -- > ----------------- > Junyoung Heo (ÇãÁØ¿µ) > > _______________________________________________ > > Pam-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list
