Hi, is there a special reason why pam_env.so uses the pam_*env() functions and not putenv() or setenv()? The problem is, nearly no application sets the PAM environment, so the PAM module is nearly useless for most situations. Thorsten -- Thorsten Kukuk http://www.suse.de/~kukuk/ kukuk@suse.de SuSE GmbH Deutschherrenstr. 15-19 D-90429 Nuernberg -------------------------------------------------------------------- Key fingerprint = A368 676B 5E1B 3E46 CFCE 2D97 F8FD 4E23 56C6 FB4B