Em 19-01-2014 14:21, Pierre Labastie escreveu: > Le 19/01/2014 18:18, Bruce Dubbs a écrit : >> Pierre Labastie wrote: >>> Le 19/01/2014 01:11, Fernando de Oliveira a écrit : >>>> Pierre, >>>> >>>> Your suggestion about Linux-PAM tests is very relevant, and something >>>> needs to be done. I have been thinking more about this, reading and >>>> reading again your first post in the thread. Essentially, you are >>>> suggesting to modify the tests instructions, so that if they are run in >>>> an eventual reinstall or upgrade, the user doesn't get the configuration >>>> directory lost. This gave me the following idea. >>>> >>>> What about to summarize this for the user, instead of modifying the >>>> instructions? It would be done in a note just before the tests: >>>> >>>> "If you have a system with Linux-PAM installed and working, and wish to >>>> run the tests, backup first your /etc/pam.d directory and, after the >>>> tests are finished, remember to restore it" >>>> >>> You are right fernando. It is more in the spirit of the book (and of what I >>> suggest in other posts): do not give full instructions for optional >>> commands. >>> >>> OTOH, you really may screw up your system, so maybe a <warning> rather than >>> a >>> note. Something like (not sure about the exact wording): >>> >>> If you have a system with Linux-PAM installed and working, be careful when >>> modifying the files in /etc/pam.d, since your system may become totally >>> unusable. If you want run the tests, backup the /etc/pam.d/other file before >>> running the following commands, and restore it afterwards. >> >> Compromise. Use <caution>. :) >> >> -- Bruce >> > Agreed, I think I have to learn the whole set of admonitions... > Pierre >
I agree. -- []s, Fernando -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
