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 1A25B158042 for ; Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:57:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3EB2FE09BF; Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:57:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-pf1-x42a.google.com (mail-pf1-x42a.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::42a]) (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 E2523E0990 for ; Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:57:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-pf1-x42a.google.com with SMTP id d2e1a72fcca58-71e579abb99so3074807b3a.2 for ; Mon, 21 Oct 2024 04:57:50 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20230601; t=1729511869; x=1730116669; 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=tI2Up46bCBKSMaSJCJb+joj3HA1cJUmxTAIvJNPy7Kw=; b=cYVGXirFNqeVnPfNWhB+UDifQlaSHry7IZHpUJPs+jViejeN4+lUiTjvjXUxGVdq88 HJGYzVCii+y9SN5QJ8c3SJa5/gDjABkmUEgWBoSRTLN2ep/J8QirIc/TEiIEYG1aaENJ 9Ao+LqP/8JFfSkIaoEQTXwYEonRJuckdoN0noRJXlMfJPIQmiZuUYx0qqpi74eRvogXm XG8Cb2+jLvolKrwRVO+3P+uAXcGHhAEdy++66fcsNAWb5NEDGk+uRGFyaaZO3kaoRMdv PjR93sIv6dtqjQ5lbPwZBFmU80fKrFshAW+zsgLd2Wlzqf5eO1xgEWLL5F6l9jnzZ6nQ 5HnA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1729511869; x=1730116669; 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=tI2Up46bCBKSMaSJCJb+joj3HA1cJUmxTAIvJNPy7Kw=; b=HAW2OZ7j16s8FOTH/xpLap5bGeyi0xSUfSDesJXBmXYsuvgVJ/AhDOYKOmTzY0nqqS ljYEMFwar+j6fnnNKHV7HAt4+yzQHCLfyVJtDUDbnwxU3w1VGnjNQQp6tOeoD9x9xir6 lRer/ucllVQsLcg6YWScRlHMOszQ/d/Bo+natpqWVkZ1PsQwTsYplBUAXZGmGBNl/k1w ReEXIKxoJKvbdXbw7+qpyx9iki/GYFBkZWfrwiEwe36PYjvkkItcwdxAMNpaRF/kolda 5Eh6SrDQV4SzUZv+ohV0+54N56DaQQLmlUAtCEMQo6NGjFyyJOCkrw+Qi5bm08rcDOYJ H5rw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YySzhKZO9vjyRwM/PbM23sDDwxIAQhLaefwYyWyfcGHZn6GCGi8 TrgnWLmOt94uMrYbdSmBCw8FTfLXuHs+ewmyq865b/zs748I7WOpetVxZAEnkjIpQQjpBxUyyGN Jt5bAuLhZRLFG5rvraG0yvmN3sRgATw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IGPbLOcPMeVLJznHDSpuCji74XX85rUwl6++Z9ISWWe5kQfF+w1zOgVQPDUgdF4IXOaOEYHpQqBLCKLSU5jBIs= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6300:44:b0:1d8:a759:525c with SMTP id adf61e73a8af0-1d92c572670mr15323464637.39.1729511869631; Mon, 21 Oct 2024 04:57:49 -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: <20241021133305.0f9c198f@coreI5.home> In-Reply-To: <20241021133305.0f9c198f@coreI5.home> From: gevisz Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:57:34 +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: f49a1ed7-c32d-4132-bbd0-60c6c28b4fec X-Archives-Hash: 9bdf2bb3685751661a0e00390f347300 =D0=BF=D0=BD, 21 =D0=BE=D0=BA=D1=82. 2024=E2=80=AF=D0=B3. =D0=B2 14:33, net= fab : > > Le 21/10/24 =C3=A0 13:07, gevisz a tapot=C3=A9 : > > Can somebody explain to me what it means? > > It seems that the "su" useflag is building the "su" utility, and that > this useflag is enabled by default on gentoo. > > See 1 and 2. > > So I guess that if "su" useflag is disabled, the "su" utility is not > built nor installed. > > > sys-apps/util-linux: Revbump to introduce "logger" and "su" USE flags > > Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/700834 > > > sys-apps/util-linux: enable su by default > > shadow 4.10+ is deprecating 'su', so we're switching > > to util-linux's implementation by default. > > 1. https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/sys-apps/util-linux?i= d=3D2077815d701422d1f19942a695f7f19eaf49604e > 2. https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/sys-apps/util-linux?i= d=3Dc550eb53b108fcf6d4e2a38778230bc9a7d078e8 Thank you for your explanation too. However, I didn't get it until Michael explained it in other words.