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