Re: [exim] Options for authenticating against /etc/shadow (P…

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Author: Andreas Metzler
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Options for authenticating against /etc/shadow (PAM)withoutmaking exim suid root
On 2008-08-28 08:48, Jaco van der Schyff wrote:
> 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?

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