Re: [gentoo-user] What does su user flag actually mean?

[Michael <confabulate@kintzios.com>]

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On Monday 21 October 2024 12:07:47 BST gevisz wrote:
> I skipped updating my profile from 17 to 23 in the beginning of June 2024
> and are now installing Gentoo anew. I have disabled pam use flag globally
> and now portage complains that for the package linux-utils "the following
> REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied: su? ( pam )"
> 
> I have tried and found out that that package will compile if I also disable
> the su user flag. However, I do not understand the consequences.
> The explanation of the su user flag says that with +su user flag
> linux-utis will be compiled into "the su program"
> 
> Can somebody explain to me what it means?
> 
> Thank you.

The su command (Substitute User) can be built either by emerging the sys-apps/
util-linux package with USE="su", or by emerging the sys-apps/shadow package 
similarly.  The wiki states "Avoid installing both these commands 
simultaneously":

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Su

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