[PLUG] Confused about PAM configuration

2014-06-18 Thread Tyrell Jentink
I'm trying to understand the control keywords. I understand that if a required management group fails, PAM will continue the remaining checks, but will ultimately return a failure; I also understand that if a requisite check fails, it will immediately return a failure. Here's my question: Why

Re: [PLUG] anyone have an Autotools book?

2014-06-18 Thread Russell Senior
Wayne == Wayne E Van Loon w...@pacifier.com writes: Wayne I do and would be glad to get it to you. I'm busy out in Wayne Hillsboro this morning but could possibly meet you later today. Wayne Wayne I got a copy from Michael last night at PLUG AT, but I appreciate the kind offer. Thank you! --

[PLUG] Router issues

2014-06-18 Thread John Jason Jordan
My home network is all cat6 wiring, including jacks and patch cables, and both my laptop and my desktop are gigabit capable. I pay Comcast for 50 Mbps which is fast enough that Ktorrent shows download speeds up to 7 MB/s when I download a distro ISO. The network consists of a Motorola Surfboard

Re: [PLUG] Confused about PAM configuration

2014-06-18 Thread Steve Dum
the 'required' is to make the authentication always behave the same, i.e. if you are attempting to login as joe, but there is no user joe, if login quits as soon as it sees joe, you are telling the potential crackers that joe isn't a valid user name, don't bother with it. whereas if it

Re: [PLUG] Router issues

2014-06-18 Thread King Beowulf
On Wednesday, June 18, 2014, John Jason Jordan joh...@comcast.net wrote: My home network is all cat6 wiring, including jacks and patch cables, and both my laptop and my desktop are gigabit capable. I pay Comcast for 50 Mbps which is fast enough that Ktorrent shows download speeds up to 7 MB/s