Hi, On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 8:46 PM Kevin Fenzi <ke...@scrye.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 11:59:18AM +0200, Iker Pedrosa wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I intend to switch pam_userdb's database provider from BerkeleyDB to GDBM > > and I'm writing a Fedora System-Wide Change > > <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/PamBerkeleyDBtoGdbm> for Fedora > 40. > > The upgrade process would involve a manual procedure where the user needs > > to run a conversion tool for the database. Is this acceptable? > > > > An automation process could be created, but the location of the database > is > > configurable, which increases its complexity and effort. Especially for a > > PAM module that is not widely used. Another option I can think of is to > > automate the conversion process for the default location, and leave the > > manual conversion for those using a tuned location. Would that be > > acceptable? > > Will the new version emit some kind of error telling users what needs to > happen? > It'll log an error but it will be generic, like "user_lookup: could not open database `PATH': %m" > > Will that 'fail closed'? ie, no access granted until the db is > converted? > I don't understand this question. > > I don't suppose it would be possible to just run the convert at runtime? > ie, if old db is found at the configured location convert it to the new > version? > There are several packages relying in BerkeleyDB and the database team is working in a tool to convert them. So I'd like to avoid replicating the code for each and every package, and instead rely on their tool. > > kevin > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > Do not reply to spam, report it: > https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue > -- Iker Pedrosa Senior Software Engineer, Identity Management team Red Hat <https://www.redhat.com> Txapela (gorria) buruan eta ibili munduan (Red) hat on his head and walk the world Basque proverb <https://www.redhat.com>
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