Hi the problem was resolved when i used crypt_r instead of crypt. I think the latest PAM version even uses the same. Thanks and Best Regards, pavan. On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 28, Sudarshan Soma wrote: > >> Hi All, >> I have downloaded Linux-PAM-0.78 and cross-compiled pam_unix module >> to be used on ppc machine. My application authentication fails and >> logging show the comparision between encrypted hash and hash stored in >> passwd doesnt match. > > [...] > >> Can anyone please let me know why this could be happening. >> >> I searched through man page of crypt and found nothing relveant to this. >> >> Please let me know if i missed something > > Linux-PAM 0.78 is pretty, pretty old. I would try it with a > newer version (1.0.3 for example). > > Thorsten > > -- > Thorsten Kukuk, Project Manager/Release Manager SLES > SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg > GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) > > _______________________________________________ > Pam-list mailing list > Pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list > _______________________________________________ Pam-list mailing list Pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list