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flameeyes 07/11/22 21:24:40 |
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Modified: upgrade-0.99.xml |
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Log: |
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Update the information about pam_console, as it's now masked for |
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removal and thus no more available for users to install separately. |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.11 xml/htdocs/proj/en/base/pam/upgrade-0.99.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/base/pam/upgrade-0.99.xml?rev=1.11&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/base/pam/upgrade-0.99.xml?rev=1.11&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/base/pam/upgrade-0.99.xml?r1=1.10&r2=1.11 |
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Index: upgrade-0.99.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/base/pam/upgrade-0.99.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.10 |
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retrieving revision 1.11 |
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diff -u -r1.10 -r1.11 |
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--- upgrade-0.99.xml 1 Nov 2007 13:51:22 -0000 1.10 |
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+++ upgrade-0.99.xml 22 Nov 2007 21:24:40 -0000 1.11 |
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/base/pam/upgrade-0.99.xml,v 1.10 2007/11/01 13:51:22 flameeyes Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/base/pam/upgrade-0.99.xml,v 1.11 2007/11/22 21:24:40 flameeyes Exp $ --> |
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<guide link="/proj/en/base/pam/upgrade-0.99.xml" lang="en"> |
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<title>Linux-PAM 0.99 upgrade guide</title> |
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@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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<license/> |
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-<version>1.6</version> |
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-<date>2007-11-1</date> |
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+<version>1.7</version> |
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+<date>2007-11-22</date> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>Upgrade guide</title> |
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@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ |
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Additionally, the <b>berkdb</b> USE flag, used to build the <c>pam_userdb</c> |
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module was removed; in its stead you will have to manually merge the |
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<c>sys-auth/pam_userdb</c> package that provides the module with the same name. |
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-The same goes for <b>pam_console</b>, although this one is also deprecated; see its |
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-own section for more details. |
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+Also the <b>pam_console</b> USE flag was removed, and the module is no longer |
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+available, please see this in its own section. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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@@ -157,23 +157,25 @@ |
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<p> |
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The <c>pam_console</c> module was designed by RedHat to allow setting different |
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permissions on devices for users logging in via hardware access (either in X |
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-through the various graphical login applications, or through the console login). |
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-This approach caused more than a few problems in the past with users unable to |
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-get their devices working, and was then disabled by default, linked to a |
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-<b>pam_console</b> USE flag for those needing it. |
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+through the various graphical login applications, or through the console |
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+login).This approach caused more than a few problems in the past with users |
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+unable to get their devices working, and was then disabled by default, linked to |
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+a <b>pam_console</b> USE flag for those needing it. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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As of version 0.99 of Linux-PAM the whole RedHat patchset was dropped. |
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-<c>pam_console</c> is no longer shipped with the main package; for the people |
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-needing it, it's available in <c>sys-auth/pam_console</c>, although the need for |
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-this is being reduced gradually, as HAL switched to a |
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-<c>pam_consolekit</c>-based approach (in <c>sys-auth/consolekit</c>). |
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+<c>pam_console</c> is no longer shipped with this package. Although for a while |
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+available as <c>sys-auth/pam_console</c> for those needing it, a <uri |
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+link="http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199193">security bug</uri> forced |
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+the masking and removal of this package. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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-Nothing more than using <c>sys-auth/pam_console</c> is required for users |
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-needing this module. |
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+The need for <c>pam_console</c> is being mitigated by HAL switching to |
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+ConsoleKit as alternative. Those still needing a behaviour similar to |
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+pam_console's are invited to update their code so that ConsoleKit can be used |
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+instead, or use a <b>plugdev</b> group together with <c>pam_group</c> module. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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