Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: PUBLIC CHALLENGE: (was RE: devfs again, (was RE: USB device alloc ation) ) | Date | Fri, 08 Oct 1999 17:33:42 -0400 | From | "Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH" <> |
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In message <Pine.LNX.4.10.9910080935070.14915-100000@danielt.dgii.com>, danielt @digi.com writes: +----- | On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, Steve Dodd wrote: | > What problem is that file trying to solve, I wonder? Does Debian have anyth | ing | > equivalent (I'm hoping not). | That is the file that tells /bin/login which ports are OK | for direct root login. It is there to enhance security. +--->8
No, it tells pam_console what permissions to assign to devices for the user that just logged in on the console, *and what permissions and ownerships to revert them to when the console user logs out*.
-- brandon s. allbery os/2,linux,solaris,perl allbery@kf8nh.apk.net system administrator kthkrb,heimdal,gnome,rt allbery@ece.cmu.edu carnegie mellon / electrical and computer engineering kf8nh We are Linux. Resistance is an indication that you missed the point.
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