AFAICT it has been this way for a *really* long time, both on Debian and Ubuntu. See https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=155583 !
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #155583 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=155583 ** Changed in: pam (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Debcrafters packages, which is subscribed to pam in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2116115 Title: libpam-modules-bin=1.5.3-5ubuntu5 removes setuid from /sbin/unix_chkpwd Status in pam package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: setuid root is missing from /sbin/unix_chkpwd in libpam-modules- bin=1.5.3-5ubuntu5 and libpam-modules-bin=1.5.3-5ubuntu5.4 preventing things such as the cinnamon lockscreen from unlocking. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/+bug/2116115/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~debcrafters-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~debcrafters-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
