Shadow password handling

[Alex Martelli]

Phil Edwards <"phil (at) linux2000.com"> wrote:

> Hi:
> 
> Does anybody know of a Python module which will allow username/password
> credentials to be validated ona Linux box which is configured to use md5

Perhaps PyPAM, http://www.pangalactic.org/PyPAM/ , but I haven't tried
it.  PAM is supposed to let you access any installed authentication
module on your Linux box, isn't it?


Alex