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		crocowhile on May 12, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ubuntu 11.10 To Switch From GDM To LightDM PAM is the standard and it doesn't get more secure, flexible and expandable than PAM. LightDM is PAM compliant so I am not expecting any trouble.

count on May 12, 2011 [–]

PAM is the standard, yes, but the DM has to support different PAM features (such as smart-card login).

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