[gentoo-commits] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/proj/en/base/pam: upgrade-0.99.xml

["Diego Petteno (flameeyes)" <flameeyes@gentoo.org>]

flameeyes    07/11/22 21:24:40

  Modified:             upgrade-0.99.xml
  Log:
  Update the information about pam_console, as it's now masked for
  removal and thus no more available for users to install separately.

Revision  Changes    Path
1.11                 xml/htdocs/proj/en/base/pam/upgrade-0.99.xml

file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/base/pam/upgrade-0.99.xml?rev=1.11&view=markup
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
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/base/pam/upgrade-0.99.xml?r1=1.10&r2=1.11

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