- (dtucker) [sshd_config sshd_config.5] Update UsePAM to reflect current

   reality.  Pointed out by tryponraj at gmail.com.

3 files changed, 16 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f942c2453..d7213862f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006023
+ - (dtucker) [sshd_config sshd_config.5] Update UsePAM to reflect current
+   reality.  Pointed out by tryponraj at gmail.com.
+
 2006022
  - (dtucker) [openbsd-compat/openssl-compat.{c,h}] Minor tidy up: only
    compile in compat code if required.
@@ -3877,4 +3881,4 @@
    - (djm) Trim deprecated options from INSTALL. Mention UsePAM
    - (djm) Fix quote handling in sftp; Patch from admorten AT umich.edu
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.4133 2006/02/22 11:24:47 dtucker Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.4134 2006/02/23 10:35:30 dtucker Exp $
diff --git a/sshd_config b/sshd_config
index 4957dd1a6..57f9a17bb 100644
--- a/sshd_config
+++ b/sshd_config
@@ -71,12 +71,13 @@
 
 # Set this to 'yes' to enable PAM authentication, account processing, 
 # and session processing. If this is enabled, PAM authentication will 
-# be allowed through the ChallengeResponseAuthentication mechanism. 
-# Depending on your PAM configuration, this may bypass the setting of 
-# PasswordAuthentication, PermitEmptyPasswords, and 
-# "PermitRootLogin without-password". If you just want the PAM account and 
-# session checks to run without PAM authentication, then enable this but set 
-# ChallengeResponseAuthentication=no
+# be allowed through the ChallengeResponseAuthentication and
+# PasswordAuthentication.  Depending on your PAM configuration,
+# PAM authentication via ChallengeResponseAuthentication may bypass
+# the setting of "PermitRootLogin without-password".
+# If you just want the PAM account and session checks to run without
+# PAM authentication, then enable this but set PasswordAuthentication
+# and ChallengeResponseAuthentication to 'no'.
 #UsePAM no
 
 #AllowTcpForwarding yes
diff --git a/sshd_config.5 b/sshd_config.5
index 71a293ffb..6e2de10d7 100644
--- a/sshd_config.5
+++ b/sshd_config.5
@@ -677,7 +677,10 @@ If set to
 .Dq yes
 this will enable PAM authentication using
 .Cm ChallengeResponseAuthentication
-and PAM account and session module processing for all authentication types.
+and
+.Cm PasswordAuthentication
+in addition to PAM account and session module processing for all
+authentication types.
 .Pp
 Because PAM challenge-response authentication usually serves an equivalent
 role to password authentication, you should disable either