[Pkg-shadow-devel] Re: Authentication problem with pbuilder

[Andreas Tille]

On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Junichi Uekawa wrote:

> I've tracked the problem down to the fact that
> /etc/pam.d/su no longer exists with a clean install
> since around yesterday.
> Upgraded systems continue to work since /etc/pam.d/su
> already exists.

Nice that you found an issue.  On the other hand my system was
installed about 10 months ago and I only upgraded.  I'm more or
less using an up to date testing system with the exception of some
packages from sid.

> Without /etc/pam.d/su, root running su will be asked
> for a password.

This is not the case.  I can su to any user (including root) without
password if I'm logged in as root.

> I'm suspecting either of
>
> login 1:4.0.12-2 -> 1:4.0.12-3

    login            4.0.3-35
(without any changes to /etc/pam.d/su)

> pam 0.76-23->0.79-1

Not installed on the system in question.

Kind regards

          Andreas.

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