I have just compiled and installed linux-pam 0.75 and am having trouble getting it to work. When I run the example programs - I get # #blank ... ==> called pam_putenv() got: `Success' a test: c=[gamma], j=[mu] Who are you? root ==> called pam_authenticate() got: `Authentication failure' ./blank: invalid request ==> called pam_end() got: `Success' # #check_user Not Authenticated # #xsh ==> called pam_start() got: `Success' Who are you? root ==> called pam_authenticate() got: `Authentication failure' ./xsh: invalid request ==> called pam_end() got: `Success' I have the shadow password suite installed already on my system but it would appear that it is not being used. my messages log file contains - Jan 1 10:52:36 mobius PAM-warn[1257]: service: blank [on terminal: <unknown>] Jan 1 10:52:38 mobius PAM-warn[1257]: user: (uid=0) -> rot [remote: ?nobody@?nowhere] Jan 1 10:52:44 mobius PAM-warn[1259]: service: check [on terminal: <unknown>] Jan 1 10:52:44 mobius PAM-warn[1259]: user: (uid=0) -> nobody [remote: ?nobody@?nowhere] Jan 1 10:52:47 mobius PAM-warn[1262]: service: xsh [on terminal: <unknown>] Jan 1 10:52:49 mobius PAM-warn[1262]: user: (uid=0) -> root [remote: ?nobody@?nowhere] This is the same from both a remote login and a console login - I am not sure hwere this is starting? -- regs MR E_T _______________________ \ \ \ OOHH I hate TYPOS \ \ \ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~