I am trying to create a PAM configuration for a X client program. The program needs to run as a non-root, system (i.e. no password) user. Here is the /etc/pam.d file:
#%PAM-1.0 auth sufficient pam_rootok.so auth sufficient pam_console.so auth required pam_stack.so service=system-auth session required pam_permit.so session optional pam_xauth.so account required pam_permit.so
And here is the file in /etc/security/console.apps:
USER=root PROGRAM=/usr/sbin/bulldog SESSION=true
This works to the extent of running /usr/sbin/bulldog (a script) as root. The problem comes when I try to run the actual X client as a non- root user; I lose the ability to connect to the X server.
Is there a way to configure PAM to run a program as a user other than root, keeping in mind that remote users will still have to authenticate with the root password?
Thanks! -- ======================================================================== Ian Pilcher pilchman@xxxxxxxxx ========================================================================
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