> I have an extremely simple real-world litmus test which every system
> I've ever seen so far has failed:
>
> How do I set MAIL=$HOME/Maildir/ in the login environment of every
> user, regardless of their shell, or how they log in (console, ssh,
> X Display Manager, GNOME Display Manager, etc.)?
>
> That's it. Simple, right? But login.conf can't do it. And pam_env.so
> can't do it. They only allow static strings with no substitutions.
> In fact I'm not aware of ANYTHING that can do it.
And the sad fact is that this ridiculous situation has been with us for
more than 20 years. Better yet: MacOSX managed to reproduce this
blunder, despite having an easy shot at doing it right.
Anyone wants to bet if/when systemd/logind will finally provide a solution?
Stefan
