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  • Pam_smbmount 0.3.1 availible for download

    * Option `mounttryes' was changed to `mounttries' in pam_smbmount.conf

    * Function pam_sm_authenticate() is altered considering experience of similar function of the module pam_unix

    * Added code for reloading psmd configuration file after recieving SIGHUP signal

    * Added symbol "%%" as alias for "%" in volume arguments

    * Code for parsing variables in volume arguments was rewritten. (function psm_parse_str())

    * Variables "%GID" and "%UID" were substituted by "%g" and "%u" in configuration file.

    * Added mandatory positive condition `!![user][:group]' in option "users"

    * Added code in psmount.c for getting user password interactively via tty or stdin

    * Bug causing SIGSEGV in pam_smbmount.c code fixed (use of null-pointer
    cred_file_path in pam_sm_open_session())

    2007-03-09 07:59:02 UTC by vorl

  • Pam_smbmount 0.3.0 availible for download

    * Inter process communication code between psmd daemon and pam_smbmount module
    was rewritten (added sockio.h, sockio.c)
    * The process of compilation and installation of program is simplified
    because of using autoconf, automake, autoheader
    * Added code for mounting volumes in separate thread.
    * Added code for unmounting all volumes before termination of psmd daemon
    * Psmd daemon configuring is simplified (new options `mountprog', `umountprog'
    were added; majority of options now have default values; amount of arguments for
    volumes reduced from 6 to 4; use of variables in arguments of volumes was ordered)
    * Functions for mounted volumes database were rewritten.
    * Security improved by password transferring via
    link to file (Now pam_smbmount doesn't transfer password in plane text over named pipe)
    * Functions added for debugging of memory usage.
    * Bug of start psmd daemon from pam_smbmount module was fixed.
    * Code was added for preventing start of second psmd daemon instance
    * Bug of letting any user to unmount volumes using psmount was fixed
    * Man pages in russian and english languages were
    added
    * README and INSTALL were translated in russian language

    2006-11-23 18:18:54 UTC by vorl

  • Working towards new release.

    The realese will include following features:
    - enchanced security model (Passwords are not transmitted throught IPC)
    - all mount/unmount operations are executed in separate threads.
    - psmd is started only once during system startup.
    - sockets are used instead of named pipes.
    - all mounted volumes are unmounted before daemon terminates.
    - compilation and configuration with autotools

    2006-08-19 15:07:03 UTC by vorl

  • New release available for download

    This is the latest release of "pam_smbmount for linux". Run it for all current bug fixes.
    In new release following bugs were fixed:

    * Added support of "default" file system.

    * Added "users" option in pam_smbmount.conf

    * Fixed bug with permissions of psmd fifo file.

    2006-06-22 12:12:06 UTC by vorl

  • New release availible for download

    This is the latest release of "pam_smbmount for linux". Run it for all current bug fixes.
    In new release following bugs were fixed:

    * Fixed bug with permissions of log file.

    * Changed function psm_send_message().

    * Added code in psm_do_smbfs_mount() that mounts volumes
    with uid/gid of current user if there is no uid/gid
    options in volume parameters.

    * Changed code of comm_thread_func() and mng_thread_func()
    functions.

    * Added functions psm_sec_free() and psm_sec_malloc()
    for locking memory after malloc();

    * Now every symbol can be protected with backslash. Also
    description of volume can be included in configuration file.

    * Fixed bug with dead login processes in
    psm_umount_logged_off_users().

    * Fixed bug with substitution of only first occurrence of %U in
    volume parameters.

    2006-04-04 10:49:53 UTC by vorl