Re: 7.3.2, pam, on Linux 2.4.18-18.7.x i686

From: kochinc(at)yahoo(dot)com (Kochin Chang)
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: 7.3.2, pam, on Linux 2.4.18-18.7.x i686
Date: 2003-05-20 13:59:04
Message-ID: 81e232c8.0305200559.3e6d8a2a@posting.google.com
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Hi Ara,

Have you got any things from pam-linux mailing list? I am also
interested in their opinions.

Kochin Chang

ahoward <ahoward(at)fsl(dot)noaa(dot)gov> wrote in message news:<Pine(dot)LNX(dot)4(dot)53(dot)0305171931240(dot)4785(at)eli(dot)fsl(dot)noaa(dot)gov>...
>
> thanks alot for the detailed description - i suspected that to be the case,
> but it's good to have confirmed. it would seem that making a pam module to
> handle this case would be preferable to allow postgresql to run as root, since
> that would seem to open many root shell exploits...
>
> i've posted a similar email to pam-linux and am waiting for a response from
> that group as well.
>
> -a
>

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