Re: pam and gdm

[root <georgesc pt lu>]

what does he "UserAuthDir" do? can I use just any empty directory that i create
to this purpose, what permissions are required.
 On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, you wrote:
> >>>>> "Carlo" == carl, georges <georgesc pt lu> writes:
> 
> Carlo> I use pam module pam_smb_auth to authenticate users via an NT
> Carlo> PDC logins work via xdm I plugged the module in he
> Carlo> /etc/pam.d/xdm when I use gdm to login , I do not get a login
> Carlo> failure, but X restarts and represents the gdm login screen in
> Carlo> my server log there is no pam failure but X server failure.
> Carlo> BTW login via gdm for a native linux account works fine
> 
> GDM fails if the user has no home directory on the box.
> 
> Try setting UserAuthDir=/some/where/local in the daemon section of
> gdm.conf.
> 
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