Changes/RemovePamConsole

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's broken and no longer under use.

Owner

• Name: Iker Pedrosa
• Email: ipedrosa@redhat.com

Current status

• Targeted release: <VERSION>/ Fedora Linux <VERSION>
• 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.

Scope

• Proposal owners:

• Other developers:

• Release engineering: #Releng issue number

• Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change)

• Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

• Alignment with Objectives:

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)