pam_chauthok and froozen chain problems

[Thorsten Kukuk]

Hi,

since Linux-PAM 0.75/0.76 we use a froozen chain for
pam_setcred, pam_chauthtok and pam_open_session/pam_close_session.

With pam_setcred and pam_session I have no problems, there it is
correct. 
But I got now bug reports because of pam_chauthtok, and I see a
real problem there:

Nearly all modules return always PAM_SUCCESS for PAM_PRELIM_CHECK
if you try to update an password. As result, "requisite" will be
handled as "required" and the control flow will not return to the
application in a failure, but the following module on the stack
will called.

But reverting that change for pam_chauthok means breaking
"sufficient".


I see now several solutions:

1. Ignore the problem and document that "requisite" will not
   work as expected in most cases for password changes.

2. Revert that change and document, that PAM_PRELIM_CHECK
   after "sufficient" modules will not run, but that the
   module still could be called for PAM_CHAUTHTOK.

3. Always run all modules with "PAM_PRELIM_CHECK" and 
   ignore "sufficient" and "requisite".


Any ideas/opinions/other choices?

Currently I tend to option 3).

  Thorsten

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