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[Treeve Jelbert <treeve AT scarlet.be>]

On Monday 12 October 2009 21:11:12 Eric Sandall wrote:
> Arwed von Merkatz wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > here's a question that needs a resolution before the next stable can be
> > released: how do we want to handle the policykit dependency on linux-pam?
> > [0]
> >
> > Currently that dependency is missing from the spell. If we add it, we
> > essentially force all gnome users to use linux-pam instead of shadow.
> > So far we've always given users the choice not to use PAM, and I think
> > we should continue to do so.
> >
> > I see two options right now, with one not tested yet:
> > a) add hard dependency on linux-pam to policykit
> > b) remove polkit-agent-helper from the policykit build if pam is not
> >    available
> >
> > Upstream currently only supports linux-pam, although a shadow backend
> > for the agent would be added by upstream if someone writes it[1].
> > I will try option b), but I'm not sure how much I can test if it works
> > while having the whole test system in a chroot.
> >
> > [0] http://bugs.sourcemage.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15427
> > [1]
> > http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2009-October/000228.ht
> >ml
> 
> I prefer b) as well. All my systems use PAM so I'd only be able to test
> in a chroot as well. Anyone without PAM willing to help?
> 


I don't use PAM, and was looking at polkit recently.

I may be able todo some tests.
> -sandalle
> 

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Regards, Treeve

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