Subject: Re: Using __progname for PAM service names in pam_start()
To: None <tech-userlevel@netbsd.org>
From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg@britannica.bec.de>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 06/13/2007 15:57:31 
On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 07:19:28AM +0000, Emmanuel Dreyfus wrote:
> Anyone sees an objection to the system-wide replacement of the pam_start
> first argument (PAM service name) by __progname? I see only benefits here...

How does this interact with calling e.g. su with
	execlp("/usr/bin/su", "ftpd");

I think this creates a security issue.

Joerg