On Tue, Feb 10, 2026 at 11:59:38PM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2026-02-10 17:06:48 -0500, Thomas Dickey wrote: > > utempter uses setgid, while systemd (whose documentation is per-line of > > code no better than utempter) appears to require root privilege > > (which of course is a big step backwards). > > As I understand the doc, software should not call systemd directly, > but should use PAM, and more specifically, pam_systemd: > > pam_systemd - Register user sessions in the systemd login manager > > Then, concerning the needed permissions, isn't this controlled by > PAM configuration?
presumably - but ultimately it's a matter of authentication. How do you suppose xterm would accomplish that? -- Thomas E. Dickey <[email protected]> https://invisible-island.net
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