On 08/07/2013 01:21 PM, Dave Wagler wrote: > On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 3:53 AM, Wayne Blaszczyk <wblas...@bigpond.net.au > <mailto:wblas...@bigpond.net.au>> wrote: > > --with-authfw=shadow: This parameter configures the package to use the > Shadow rather than the Linux PAM Authentication framework. Remove it if > you would like to use Linux PAM. > > By default, without the --with-authfw paramter, it will build using pam > authentication (I presume). > > >From confingure --help: > > --with-authfw=<name> Authentication framework (none/pam/shadow) > > Regards, > Wayne. > > > From the Shadow package: > > Shadow was indeed installed in LFS and there is no reason to > reinstall it unless you installed CrackLib or Linux-PAM after your > LFS system was completed. If you have installed CrackLib after LFS, > then reinstalling Shadow will enable strong password support. If you > have installed Linux-PAM, reinstalling Shadow will allow programs > such as *login* and *su* to utilize PAM. > > > Which is the preferred authorization in polkit? Why? > > Dave > >
By default, shadow is installed without PAM in LFS. You can use it for authentication UNLESS you WANT to install PAM in which case you rebuild shadow with PAM support. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
