Subject: Re: Kerberos V and xdm
To: David S. <davids@idiom.com>
From: Mark Davies <mark@mcs.vuw.ac.nz>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 09/27/2001 13:25:33
From: "David S." <davids@idiom.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 11:12:59 -0700
> In operation, the program will first try to authenticate a user against
> the Unix password database. Failing that, it tries Kerberos, and, with
> success there, will issue tickets.
I'm curious why the tests are in that order (the heimdal telnetd also does
these tests in that order). If you have a user that has the same password in
the local unix passwd file and in kerberos they don't get tickets issued.
cheers
mark