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[Robert Ancell <robert.ancell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Currently PAM code is run inside the main lightdm daemon process.  This
means that buggy PAM modules can crash lightdm (see bug 829221).  We
should change the architecture to run the PAM code inside the session
processes before launching the user session.

** Affects: lightdm
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Triaged

** Affects: lightdm (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Triaged

** Affects: lightdm (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Triaged

** Changed in: lightdm (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: lightdm (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Also affects: lightdm
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: lightdm
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: lightdm
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Also affects: lightdm (Ubuntu Precise)
   Importance: Medium
       Status: Triaged

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/881466

Title:
  Run PAM code inside session process

Status in Light Display Manager:
  Triaged
Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “lightdm” source package in Precise:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Currently PAM code is run inside the main lightdm daemon process.
  This means that buggy PAM modules can crash lightdm (see bug 829221).
  We should change the architecture to run the PAM code inside the
  session processes before launching the user session.

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