On Thursday 02 February 2006 17:08, Robin wrote:
> I was looking at some of the flags associated with mod_php using the
> equery u mod_php command. And something going me wondering about the
> pam USE flag. Should I consider removing it and Re-emerging ?
>
> This is what the description says:
> Adds support PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) - DANGEROUS to
> arbitrarily flip
>
> What I don't get is the DANGEROUS part. I am just curious. I posted
> to the #gentoo and searched the forums without result. And idea would
> be appreciated.
PAM is used for authentication of users. If you would disable it for packages
like openssh this could lock you out of your system is there is no fallback
for user authentication.
Which is why you shouldn't flip (switch between on/off) the pam USE flag
without giving it a certain degree of thought.
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