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    SubjectRe: PUBLIC CHALLENGE: (was RE: devfs again, (was RE: USB device alloc ation) )
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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*.

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    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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