[gentoo-dev] Are users forced to use PAM?

[Nikos Chantziaras]

In bug 524074 (https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=524074), Joshua 
Kinard mentioned that Gentoo cannot support systems where PAM isn't 
installed. I'd like to know whether this is true or not, especially 
since no part of the system seems to actually require it. It is there if 
you need it. I don't have a use for it, personally.

(The issue at hand is that sudo links against -lshadow, which should not 
happen and therefore that link command removed from the build.)