On Sep 3, 2012, at 15:48 PM, John Burrell wrote: > My build scripts use su to install chapter 6, using the package > user management system. > > Not now they don't! > > coreutils no longer installs su. Instead util-linux-2.22-? will > provide su. > > But util-linux will need a PAM header file to build su. > > So is this end of su as we know (and love?) it in LFS? > > If so, can you suggest an alternative way of becoming the package > user in order to install a package? > > Thanks > > jb.
Shadow provides su. For util-linux, you can use the switch to -- disable-login-utils and use shadow's su. Sincerely, William Harrington -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
