Re^2: processing system user login

[rvosa]

Thanks for the reply. On my system, in any case, there is no /etc/shadow - so I guess what I'm looking for is a module that abstracts this a little bit, taking these OS differences into account. Any suggestions?

[GrandFather]

In reply to a previous question radiantmatrix offers Re: Unix Password for validation which may help.

[Anno]

Never mind whether it's /etc/shadow or something else, the usual behavior is that getpwnam() retrieves the useless entry from /etc/passwd for non-privileged users and the encryption of the real password for root. Your code is fine. What you need is not a module but sufficient privileges.

Anno