Post #4047260
2026-07-23 21:58 UTC
@rose@pl.pinkro.se what i mean is i dont know how linux auth works without pam , at all
or stuff like ssh ? hows that?
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@rose@pl.pinkro.se 2026-07-23 21:59
@fiore@brain.worm.pink well this isnt a server so i dont need sshd, in my case doas works because it supports not using pam, and since its setuid it is able to read shadow
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@navi@social.vlhl.dev 2026-07-23 22:00
@fiore@brain.worm.pink @rose@pl.pinkro.se root user can read /etc/shadow, normal users can pam has a setuid helpers to do that inbehalf of the user