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Subject: Re: Password storage that rebuilds quickly, supports simultaneou
From: Stephen Langasek (vorlonnetexpress.net)
Date: Thu Feb 03 2000 - 16:30:26 CST

On Thu, 3 Feb 2000, Aaron Konstam wrote:

> Recently there was a note about a pam module that aids in simultanious
> rebuilding of the passwd database. I lost the message and this is something we
> are having problems with.

> When we do bulk passwd file updates we have race condition problems. Could
> someone repost the information or point me to a mail list archive?

Which module do you use for password updates? pam_unix, pam_pwdb?

There is still a race condition in pam_unix as of PAM 0.72. If this is what
you're using, let me know, I can put together a patch and post it to the
list.

Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer 

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