Python /etc/shadow

[Christophe Cavalaria]

shakeeb wrote:

> hi
> i am pretty new to python .i was wondering whether  there is any
> module so that i could authenticate against /etc/shadow file i tried
> pwd it only checks the /etc/passwd file
> Any help will be appreciated
> shakeeb
There is a package called python-pam in Debian. I don't know if it is what
you want but it looks like it ( PAM : Pluggable Authentication Modules ).