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> Hi,

> I have written my own security mechanism (SIA) for changing passwords (see
> below). How do I make option 1 (Sysgem) the default? I have probably seen
> the answer 1,000 times while reading man siacfg, but it has not registered
> with my withering brain cells :-)

> # passwd test

> You are registered with the following security mechanisms

>    1  Sysgem
>    2  OSFC2

> [Default selection:  2]

> Select ONE item by number:

> TIA
> --
> Simon Brown, CH-7031 Laax, Switzerland
> www.hb9drv.ch

> > Hi,

> > I have written my own security mechanism (SIA) for changing passwords
(see
> > below). How do I make option 1 (Sysgem) the default? I have probably
seen
> > the answer 1,000 times while reading man siacfg, but it has not
registered
> > with my withering brain cells :-)

> > # passwd test

> > You are registered with the following security mechanisms

> >    1  Sysgem
> >    2  OSFC2

> > [Default selection:  2]

> > Select ONE item by number:

> > TIA
> > --
> > Simon Brown, CH-7031 Laax, Switzerland
> > www.hb9drv.ch

> I haven't tried this, but it looks like there might
> be a couple possibilities.  First thing I'd try is
> to try swapping the order the sia mechanisms are
> defined in.  To do this I'd try using the -P or -A
> option to siacfg.

> It may be that you can't get it to swap to using
> your mechanism as the default for password change.
> It's possible that it always defaults to the more
> complete mechanism, which would be Enhanced
> Security since you only supply a password change
> mechanism and not session support and all the rest.

> Ann