[arch-general] pambase update now requires explicit service files in /etc/pam.d/ - dovecot affected

Leonid Isaev leonid.isaev at jila.colorado.edu
Tue Feb 12 11:02:26 UTC 2019


On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 11:54:22PM -0600, Doug Newgard via arch-general wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:42:01 -0800
> frederik at ofb.net wrote:
> 
> > I don't understand the need for that reaction...
> 
> He posted that he's glad he broke the rules, implying that he'd gladly do it
> again in the future. A strong reaction is not only warranted, but necessary.
> 

I am sorry to ask this so late in the discussion, but why Arch default of the
"other" module was insecure (and hence why the change)? Is there something
wrong with pam_unix?

Thanks,
-- 
Leonid Isaev


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