On Monday 21 October 2024 12:07:47 BST gevisz wrote: > I skipped updating my profile from 17 to 23 in the beginning of June 2024 > and are now installing Gentoo anew. I have disabled pam use flag globally > and now portage complains that for the package linux-utils "the following > REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied: su? ( pam )" > > I have tried and found out that that package will compile if I also disable > the su user flag. However, I do not understand the consequences. > The explanation of the su user flag says that with +su user flag > linux-utis will be compiled into "the su program" > > Can somebody explain to me what it means? > > Thank you.
The su command (Substitute User) can be built either by emerging the sys-apps/ util-linux package with USE="su", or by emerging the sys-apps/shadow package similarly. The wiki states "Avoid installing both these commands simultaneously": https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Su
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