XDM accepts expired login: why ?

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From: Andrea Zuccollo
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 00:00

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 Hi all,

 Recently I found that on our Ultrix 4.4, enhanced security, users
 connecting by xdm sessions are accepted even if:

	a. their password is expired
	b. their auth record has the 'login' authmask disabled

 any idea ?

 I'll summarize,

	andrea

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