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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Remove pam_console as it's broken and no longer under use.
Remove pam_console as it is broken and no longer under use.


== Owner ==
== Owner ==
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* Targeted release: [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/f<VERSION>/ Fedora Linux <VERSION>]
* Targeted release: [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/f39/ Fedora Linux 39]
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== Benefit to Fedora ==
== Benefit to Fedora ==
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The main benefit is that it reduces the maintenance effort of the package, without reducing the functionality as it should be managed by the HAL ACL. The pam_console module is not included in the [https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam Linux-PAM], and it has to be maintained in a [https://pagure.io/pam-redhat side-project]. On top of that, it is just used in Fedora and some of its derivatives.
 
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== Scope ==
== Scope ==
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== Upgrade/compatibility impact ==
== Upgrade/compatibility impact ==

Revision as of 14:04, 2 January 2023


Remove pam_console

This is a proposed Change for Fedora Linux.
This document represents a proposed Change. As part of the Changes process, proposals are publicly announced in order to receive community feedback. This proposal will only be implemented if approved by the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee.

Summary

Remove pam_console as it is broken and no longer under use.

Owner


Current status

  • Targeted release: Fedora Linux 39
  • Last updated: 2023-01-02
  • FESCo issue: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
  • Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
  • Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Detailed Description

Currently, the pam_console module is broken as one of the files needed to define the permissions (50-default.perms) is not installed in the distribution. Indeed, there was a System-Wide Change proposal in 2007 to remove pam_console, but it wasn't finished.

Feedback

Benefit to Fedora

The main benefit is that it reduces the maintenance effort of the package, without reducing the functionality as it should be managed by the HAL ACL. The pam_console module is not included in the Linux-PAM, and it has to be maintained in a side-project. On top of that, it is just used in Fedora and some of its derivatives.

Scope

  • Proposal owners:
  • Other developers:
  • Policies and guidelines: N/A
  • Trademark approval: N/A
  • Alignment with Objectives: N/A

Upgrade/compatibility impact

How To Test

User Experience

Dependencies

Contingency Plan

  • Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No


Documentation

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Release Notes

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