Re: PUBLIC CHALLENGE: (was RE: devfs again, (was RE: USB device

Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH (allbery@kf8nh.apk.net)
Fri, 08 Oct 1999 17:33:42 -0400

In message <Pine.LNX.4.10.9910080935070.14915-100000@danielt.dgii.com>,
danielt
@digi.com writes:
+-----
| On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, Steve Dodd wrote:
| > What problem is that file trying to solve, I wonder? Does Debian have anyth
| ing
| > equivalent (I'm hoping not).
| That is the file that tells /bin/login which ports are OK
| for direct root login. It is there to enhance security.
+--->8

No, it tells pam_console what permissions to assign to devices for the user
that just logged in on the console, *and what permissions and ownerships to
revert them to when the console user logs out*.

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