Perhaps I wasn't clear before with my headlines. Sorry. Does anyone know why I might not be getting these *_dict.* files installed?
Xeno Campanoli wrote: > > Okay, (Doh!) it looks like I don't have the cracklib_dict.pwd file > installed on the system where PAM doesn't work with cracklib. I've > tried apt-get remove-ing and re-installing any crack-related packages > I've been able to find using apt-cache, but still no *_dict.* files. > I've also searched the old mailing list archives for this, so either > this is a bug or anomaly in the progression of packages, and in either > case there's no evidence anybody has known about it up until now. I'm > betting it's a part of some normal package I'd put in on a complete > install but which I just cannot presently think of. At any rate, I'd > like two forms of feedback: > > 1) What is the stable package I need to install to get these *_dict.* > files? > 2) Does anyone have any suggestions on how to better search for this > kind of problem using the apt-* facilities? > > TIA. I'll forward the final results to the pam-list, as I presume most > of you are not on that. See Igmar's comments below for more > information. > > Sincerely, Xeno > > > Igmar Palsenberg wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > This is the actual problem : > > > > stat("/var/cache/cracklib/cracklib_dict.pwd", 0xbfff9a1c) = -1 ENOENT > > > > It's also consitent with the code (pam_cracklib.c) : > > > > if (!stat(buf,&st) && st.st_size) > > return PAM_SUCCESS; > > else { > > if (ctrl & PAM_DEBUG_ARG) > > _pam_log(LOG_NOTICE,"dict path '%s'[.pwd] is invalid", > > CRACKLIB_DICTPATH); > > return PAM_ABORT; > > } > > > > In other words : It can't find your dicts file. What I do find strange it > > the path it is looking for : /var/cache/cracklib. On all RH systems I've > > been on it's in /usr/lib > > > > You have two options : Make a symlink, copy the files, etc, or recompile > > the cracklib module. > > > > Igmar > > -- > http://www.eskimo.com/~xeno > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Physically I'm at: 5101 N. 45th St., Tacoma, WA, 98407-3717, U.S.A. > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.eskimo.com/~xeno [EMAIL PROTECTED] Physically I'm at: 5101 N. 45th St., Tacoma, WA, 98407-3717, U.S.A.