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`authselect check` is not able to detect misconfiguration in PAM

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      What were you trying to do that didn't work?

      `authselect check` is not able to detect misconfiguration in PAM

      Please provide the package NVR for which bug is seen:

      *auth*select-1.5.0-6.el10.x86_64

      *auth*select-libs-1.5.0-6.el10.x86_64

       

      # cat /etc/redhat-release 
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 10.0 Beta (Coughlan)
      

       

      How reproducible:

      Steps to reproduce

      Modify the PAM configuration.

      1] Edit /etc/pam.d/password-auth and mix sssd and winbind or put some junk entries.

      [root@permanent-rhel10z-abroy ~]# authselect check
      Current configuration is valid.
      [root@permanent-rhel10z-abroy ~]# cat /etc/pam.d/password-auth 
      auth        required                                     pam_env.so
      auth        required                                     pam_faillock.so preauth silent
      auth        required                                     pam_faildelay.so delay=2000000
      auth        [default=1 ignore=ignore success=ok]         pam_usertype.so isregular
      auth        [default=1 ignore=ignore success=ok]         pam_localuser.so
      auth        sufficient                                   pam_unix.so
      auth        [default=die]                                pam_faillock.so authfail
      auth        [default=1 ignore=ignore success=ok]         pam_usertype.so isregular
      auth        sufficient                                   pam_sss.so forward_pass
      auth        required                                     pam_deny.so
      
      
      account     required                                     pam_faillock.so
      account     required                                     pam_unix.so
      account     sufficient                                   pam_localuser.so
      account     sufficient                                   pam_usertype.so issystem
      account     [default=bad success=ok user_unknown=ignore] pam_winbind.so
      account     required                                     pam_permit.so
      
      
      password    requisite                      pam_pwquality.so local_users_only minlen=15 ucredit=0 ocredit=0 lcredit=-1 dcredit=-1 reject_username
      password    requisite                                    pam_pwquality.so local_users_only
      password    sufficient                                   pam_unix.so sha512 shadow remember=10 nullok use_authtok
      password    sufficient                                   pam_sss.so use_authtok
      password    required                                     pam_deny.so
      
      
      session     optional                                     pam_keyinit.so revoke
      session     required                                     pam_limits.so
      -session    optional                                     pam_systemd.so
      session     optional                                     pam_oddjob_mkhomedir.so
      session     [success=1 default=ignore]                   pam_succeed_if.so service in crond quiet use_uid
      session     required                                     pam_unix.so
      session     optional                                     pam_sss.so
      [root@permanent-rhel10z-abroy ~]#  

      With same file in `RHEL8` authselect detects misconfiguration.

       

      # cat /etc/pam.d/password-auth /etc/authselect/password-auth
      # Generated by authselect on Sun Oct  1 13:19:39 2023
      # Do not modify this file manually.
      
      auth        required                                     pam_env.so
      auth        required                                     pam_faillock.so preauth silent
      auth        required                                     pam_faildelay.so delay=2000000
      auth        [default=1 ignore=ignore success=ok]         pam_usertype.so isregular
      auth        [default=1 ignore=ignore success=ok]         pam_localuser.so
      auth        sufficient                                   pam_unix.so
      auth        [default=die]                                pam_faillock.so authfail
      auth        [default=1 ignore=ignore success=ok]         pam_usertype.so isregular
      auth        sufficient                                   pam_sss.so forward_pass
      auth        required                                     pam_deny.so
      
      account     required                                     pam_faillock.so
      account     required                                     pam_unix.so
      account     sufficient                                   pam_localuser.so
      account     sufficient                                   pam_usertype.so issystem
      account     [default=bad success=ok user_unknown=ignore] pam_sss.so
      account     required                                     pam_permit.so
      
      password    requisite                      pam_pwquality.so local_users_only minlen=15 ucredit=0 ocredit=0 lcredit=-1 dcredit=-1 reject_username
      password    requisite                                    pam_pwquality.so local_users_only
      password    sufficient                                   pam_unix.so sha512 shadow remember=10 nullok use_authtok
      password    sufficient                                   pam_sss.so use_authtok
      password    required                                     pam_deny.so
      
      session     optional                                     pam_keyinit.so revoke
      session     required                                     pam_limits.so
      -session    optional                                     pam_systemd.so
      session     optional                                     pam_oddjob_mkhomedir.so
      session     [success=1 default=ignore]                   pam_succeed_if.so service in crond quiet use_uid
      session     required                                     pam_unix.so
      session     optional                                     pam_sss.so
      # Generated by authselect on Sun Oct  1 13:19:39 2023
      # Do not modify this file manually.
      
      auth        required                                     pam_env.so
      auth        required                                     pam_faillock.so preauth silent
      auth        required                                     pam_faildelay.so delay=2000000
      auth        [default=1 ignore=ignore success=ok]         pam_usertype.so isregular
      auth        [default=1 ignore=ignore success=ok]         pam_localuser.so
      auth        sufficient                                   pam_unix.so
      auth        [default=die]                                pam_faillock.so authfail
      auth        [default=1 ignore=ignore success=ok]         pam_usertype.so isregular
      auth        sufficient                                   pam_sss.so forward_pass
      auth        required                                     pam_deny.so
      
      account     required                                     pam_faillock.so
      account     required                                     pam_unix.so
      account     sufficient                                   pam_localuser.so
      account     sufficient                                   pam_usertype.so issystem
      account     [default=bad success=ok user_unknown=ignore] pam_sss.so
      account     required                                     pam_permit.so
      
      password    requisite                      pam_pwquality.so local_users_only minlen=15 ucredit=0 ocredit=0 lcredit=-1 dcredit=-1 reject_username
      password    requisite                                    pam_pwquality.so local_users_only
      password    sufficient                                   pam_unix.so sha512 shadow remember=10 nullok use_authtok
      password    sufficient                                   pam_sss.so use_authtok
      password    required                                     pam_deny.so
      
      session     optional                                     pam_keyinit.so revoke
      session     required                                     pam_limits.so
      -session    optional                                     pam_systemd.so
      session     optional                                     pam_oddjob_mkhomedir.so
      session     [success=1 default=ignore]                   pam_succeed_if.so service in crond quiet use_uid
      session     required                                     pam_unix.so
      session     optional                                     pam_sss.so
      [root@~]#
      [root@~]# authselect check
      [error] [/etc/authselect/system-auth] has unexpected content!
      [error] [/etc/authselect/password-auth] has unexpected content!
      Current configuration is not valid. It was probably modified outside authselect. 

       

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            pbrezina@redhat.com Pavel Brezina
            rhn-support-abroy Abhijit Roy
            Pavel Brezina Pavel Brezina
            Dan Lavu Dan Lavu
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