[exim] Options for authenticating against /etc/shadow (PAM) withoutmaking exim suid root

Author: Jaco van der Schyff
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To: exim-users
New-Topics: Re: [exim] Exim-users Digest, Vol 51, Issue 28
Subject: [exim] Options for authenticating against /etc/shadow (PAM) withoutmaking exim suid root

Hi there,

What are my options to auth against /etc/shadow using PAM without giving
exim too much priviledges?

I currently have two options: chgrp exim /etc/shadow or write an
external authenticator (which is suid root) that returns a
true/false which I can evaluate in exim.

Any other ideas?

- Jaco van der Schyff
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