On Sunday 20 November 2005 14:49, Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman wrote: > Alexander Skwar wrote: > > Optional things aren't standard. They are > > optional. PAM is optional. You don't need > > it - at least not for basic setups. > > It is NOW optional. I'm sure this will change, that's why I recommend to > try it now that there is time to still enhance it LOTS. >
well, pam is buggy (ever logged out because of a X crash and not able to play any sounds anymore? That was pam) pam has a long history of security problems pam is not easy to configure and error prone. every added layer adds to the risks. All that I read said, that pam was a temporary solution some years ago - and that the chances are big that it will fade into obscurity in the next ones. For single-user setups it is as needed as a wart. I am angry with myself, that I installed it, without thinking. Learning? Where? And why? Most setups don't need it. And the ones that need some more complex authentification, can get it in other ways. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
