[comp.sys.hp] pam under X

usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) (06/15/89)

Has anyone got pam to run under X / 6.5.
If you have would you mail me.


Thanks,

Greg Fell
Fell@frith.egr.msu.edu

squires@hpcvlx.HP.COM (Matt Squires) (06/15/89)

> Has anyone got pam to run under X / 6.5.
> If you have would you mail me.

> Thanks,

> Greg Fell
> Fell@frith.egr.msu.edu

In 6.5, PAM does not create windows if your DISPLAY environment variable
is set to `hostname`:0.0.   The workaround is to use PAM on your local
machine, and set DISPLAY to local:0.0.  This annoying defect has been
fixed in 7.0.

Matt Squires
PAM Quality Assurance
Corvallis Information Systems