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Date:      21 Jan 2002 16:11:47 +0100
From:      Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>
To:        "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru>
Cc:        markm@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: pam_opie(8) prompt
Message-ID:  <xzp665vyc0c.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
In-Reply-To: <20020121142901.GA36594@nagual.pp.ru>
References:  <xzpelkjyeh3.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <20020121142901.GA36594@nagual.pp.ru>

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"Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru> writes:
> On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 15:18:32 +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
> > Does anybody mind if I change the pam_opie(8) prompt from "Password:"
> > to "Response:"?  I think users might be slightly confused when they
> > enter an incorrect or empty response twice and get a new "Password:"
> > prompt and don't realize it's the pam_unix(8) prompt.
> Wait... First of all, there (I mean original OPIE) must be 2 prompts in 
> worst case, not 3 prompts:
> 
> 1) One prompt without echo.
> 2) One prompt with echo.

I know, I just want to replace "Password" with "Response" in those
prompts.

> It looks like pam_unix option should be changed from "try_first_pass" to 
> "use_first_pass" to avoid 3rd prompt.

I'll try that, but I'm not convinced it'll help.

> Back to your subj.: It breaks, at least, M$ Windows OPIE/Skey generators 
> which do auto-paste when keyword (Password) is found.

Good point.  "OPIE Password" might be more appropriate, then.

DES
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org

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