I understand what PAM is. I am just wondering about the USE flag in related to mod_php.
Thanks for your reply : -) On 2/2/06, Harm Geerts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
