OpenSSH 3.7.1p2 AIX loginsuccess() issue

[Darren Tucker]

James O'Connor wrote:
> Running sshd at debug level 3 shows:
> 
> debug3: aix_setauthdb: AIX/setauthdb set registry to AFS
> 
> After inserting "return;" at the top of aix_setauthdb() in
> openbsd-compat/port-aix.c, loginsuccess() returns successfully and the
> last successful and unsuccessful logins are printed prior to the motd.
> 
> If I short circuit the aix_setauthdb() routine, will that cause any
> problems?

Possibly: you are probably no longer recording failed login attempts or
successful logins to your password registry.

It appears that your AFS password registry module does not support
loginsuccess(), or if it does then it doesn't work.  Does AFS have a
concept of "last logon"?

> Thanks for the help and the excellent password expiry patch!

You're welcome.

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