From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1AA63158042 for ; Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:54:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D51CFE09A2; Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:54:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-pg1-x52e.google.com (mail-pg1-x52e.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::52e]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 90B86E0990 for ; Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:54:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-pg1-x52e.google.com with SMTP id 41be03b00d2f7-7d916b6a73aso2689041a12.1 for ; Mon, 21 Oct 2024 04:54:12 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20230601; t=1729511651; x=1730116451; darn=lists.gentoo.org; h=content-transfer-encoding:to:subject:message-id:date:from :in-reply-to:references:mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date :message-id:reply-to; bh=qicWSlTN9TF/76aRl6djsQ/m4zXKVu6zDypc6FylXps=; b=lTqXrmfvdD3fXikoI6dyTt9XhqDfqF2J9JaRbJXf6uHe6BdBkdwXXxk1b+gIDsxQ+C 224729X4+jiA97sGxY4cvaSoWdK2Lq4/N+Fixqm1OaWo2WDiytpAV5VI9SBhdlrr2fGY 5N4SJVe7wp8OlVz4Ej3gqXrqp2uaqXr/OqthPDOzQeUNtZ/J042IV1Ifw0BfMzWJzxpm SiHIT6xg2orl/mO/dbEasTRnS2jMvH4877zowXVarbFjcdnWVjGpPHeNeZqNvVB6wSHS qLfToxmi8kr5Go60c1watC6G7ZzC0fK5u6vIoabrY7lcM88CXZtgrykX2Rifn29gsZGX bEqw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1729511651; x=1730116451; h=content-transfer-encoding:to:subject:message-id:date:from :in-reply-to:references:mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc :subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=qicWSlTN9TF/76aRl6djsQ/m4zXKVu6zDypc6FylXps=; b=nj5Uy9Iaqm4aPOYeRBweFJSZD8v3R7G0AKKZCMyW97MFKUDGBFjdvFYHH11K0h9IQ5 e8th+HYHE7/s9vSuh8p4PyEKeU8wPVw6xYk3e2CLRDX0KdAPE4KAelr209gP3dWrdVy+ 6n2csRezWbB/PoIeXah4M/REfNY25lk6Ipd62x0gcVdekPkuCOeDS104HfLVI57B1Cc+ yogOX4BLWyJEU4odYhdGooNBLV+tPEVvKE7J82dNwx3or5Zg7MR3Znrs5U8oL6q4c0pM gg40Uorp/oaH/PBpDn43TsX/mFViSbKgvqFtxBTfCJPkxnCsFK5Ns19OXY1WkLo54a+q 45hw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0Yz36QmabaImGB39J7KGWHgisTG2Dn2gBKAGB2XAdePzZt2ARRgW mdHN8efaMeuxsxQ0ZgoFalWMRC60Cl+El/sz07Z/o2L5R3xT2hzl9yv+Sns31prOJzs2pyNEzRY rO+iLir5bPsYoRQb5aZeLvpdO/w7NJA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IHLL+QUx2ju/tVSFAVjW7nyqfFppMWDSLy9e3W/yHE3jAMd88qwKmEOGIEPACMxl0dceUzdnIG6SxfvNLPMwYk= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6a21:a247:b0:1d9:ab7:a835 with SMTP id adf61e73a8af0-1d92c5890e5mr15320232637.33.1729511651191; Mon, 21 Oct 2024 04:54:11 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <3325170.44csPzL39Z@rogueboard> In-Reply-To: <3325170.44csPzL39Z@rogueboard> From: gevisz Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:53:55 +0300 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] What does su user flag actually mean? To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 0585d443-23f6-40af-b4f3-70ea9c7e974c X-Archives-Hash: fe42347b3884b51704efecf24b842ac7 =D0=BF=D0=BD, 21 =D0=BE=D0=BA=D1=82. 2024=E2=80=AF=D0=B3. =D0=B2 14:38, Mic= hael : > > 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 20= 24 > > and are now installing Gentoo anew. I have disabled pam use flag global= ly > > and now portage complains that for the package linux-utils "the followi= ng > > REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied: su? ( pam )" > > > > I have tried and found out that that package will compile if I also dis= able > > 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=3D"su", or by emerging the sys-apps/shadow pa= ckage > similarly. The wiki states "Avoid installing both these commands > simultaneously": > > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Su Thank you for the explanation. I've got it.