Hi guys, I have been puzzling with this all day, and I can't figure out why this doesn't work. I compiled "xsh.c" from the examples, and created the appropriate config file. However, I do get a shell, but from the same user that is logged in. I even tried to modify the system call to just a simple "touch test.txt", but this command is executed as the same user. So I guess my problem is somewhere in the config file, but I don't know what to modify. I used the "login" and "passwd", and I even tried my own, where I just call pam_permit.so for every action, and even though I am authenticated without a problem, the xsh script still creates the file with the same user. So instead of the regular source, I did (line 142 from examples/xsh.c): /* this is always a really bad thing for security! */ retcode = system("touch /home/henk/test.txt"); if(retcode != PAM_SUCCESS) { printf("Error code: %d\n", retcode); } After calling "./a.out henk" as root, this is the response: ==> called pam_start() got: `Success' ==> called pam_set_item(PAM_RUSER)() got: `Success' ==> called pam_set_item(PAM_RHOST)() got: `Success' ==> called pam_set_item(PAM_RHOST)() got: `Success' Password: ==> called pam_authenticate() got: `Success' ==> called pam_acct_mgmt() got: `Success' ==> called pam_setcred() got: `Success' ==> called pam_open_session() got: `Success' The user [henk] has been authenticated and `logged in' ==> called pam_close_session() got: `Success' ==> called pam_setcred() got: `Success' ==> called pam_end() got: `Success' However, the file is created as root. This is my config script (from /etc/pam.d/passwd): #%PAM-1.0 auth required pam_env.so auth required pam_unix2.so account required pam_unix2.so password requisite pam_pwcheck.so cracklib password optional pam_gnome_keyring.so use_authtok password required pam_unix2.so use_authtok session required pam_limits.so session required pam_unix2.so session optional pam_apparmor.so session optional pam_umask.so session optional pam_gnome_keyring.so auto_start only_if=gdm,lxdm Can anyone help me out? What am I doing wrong? With kind regards, Henk te Sligte _______________________________________________ Pam-list mailing list Pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list