20 Feb
2019
20 Feb
'19
4:29 p.m.
Hi David,
My question is what do I put in /etc/pam.d/vsftpd?
It seems flawed that individual users, like you and me, are having to concoct /etc/pam.d files due to packages not providing them and the working default having been removed by a pambase upgrade. This is because we're not knowledgable in PAM and it's easy to create a file that allows authentication again but is too permissive. The end result is worse than the working default that pambase removed, presuambly removed with improving security in mind.
From a QA point of view, shouldn't the old pambase default be put back, packages that lack their own /etc/pam.d identified and fixed with well-considered authentication, and then the pambase change re-released?
-- Cheers, Ralph.