(usagi-users 01130) Re: Linux-PAM and IPv6 compatibility

["Robert Williamson" <robbiew@xxxxxxxxxx>]

My /etc/hosts.equiv is empty...tried adding the IPv6 hostnames...no change.
I'm using an /etc/hosts file with an /etc/nsswitch.conf file having "hosts
= files dns".,,,I even tried using "hosts = files", but had the same
results.  I'm not too familiar with PAM and the information within the
/etc/pam.d directory, but from reading the manpage, shouldn't I be able to
turn off password checking all together?


- Robbie

Robert V. Williamson
Linux Test Project
IBM Linux Technology Center
Phone: (512) 838-9295   T/L: 638-9295
http://ltp.sourceforge.net


                                                                                                              
                    Nathan Lutchansky                                                                         
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On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Robert Williamson wrote:

> as well as netstat -n, to verify IPv6 addresses:

Well, netstat looks OK.  Looks like you have the IPv6 names and addresses
in the /etc/hosts file?  Or in DNS records?  If they're in DNS, make sure
the forward and reverse records match.

> The server's /root/.rhosts file reads:
>      volare <----- Maps to IPv4
>      volare-ipv6
>      volare-ipv6-ll

Oh...  You're doing this with root.  The default setup for rlogind is to
disallow a .rhosts file for root.  If that was disabled for your system,
then IPv4 logins shouldn't work, unless you have the IPv4 hostname in
/etc/hosts.equiv and not the IPv6 hostnames.  What's in /etc/hosts.equiv?

> Still....prompted for password when using IPv6 address.  Anyone know how
to
> disable PAM?

I wouldn't think this is a PAM problem, since it works with IPv4 and not
IPv6.  Unless you're suggesting disabling password checking altogether...
- -Nathan

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