Re: Delay in authentication.

From: Chris Meadors (clubneon@hereintown.net)
Date: Tue Jan 09 2001 - 10:19:23 EST


On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, Scott Laird wrote:

>
> Is syslog running correctly? When syslog screws up, it very frequently
> results in this sort of problem.
>

I would guess that syslog is okay. I'm getting plenty of entries in my
various logs, along with a few boxes remote logging into this server.

Another interesting thing I have noticed about this delay. If I remove
the data in the password field from the shadow file ("username::...")
there is no pause during login.

-Chris

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