On Thu, 18 Feb 2021, Elan Ruusamäe wrote: > > On 17.02.2021 16:40, Elan Ruusamäe wrote: > > > > https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/releases/tag/v1.5.0 > > > > > > * Removed deprecated pam_cracklib module, use pam_passwdqc (from > > passwdqc project) > > or pam_pwquality (from libpwquality project) instead. > > * Removed deprecated pam_tally and pam_tally2 modules, use > > pam_faillock instead. > > > > > > what's our action? > > > > 1. follow the flow and remove them as well? > > > > 2. alternatively could copy them from 1.4.0 tarball, so at least we > > don't lag behind because afraid to update to 1.5.x > > > > > > if someone really needs those removed modules, a separate .spec is > > more appropriate solution to the problem. > > > > there's also pam-pld-1.1.2-1.tar.gz included in pam.spec, there's no > info how that file was generated. > > could put the two new abandoned modules there as well. altho i feel > better to just create new tarball with tally and cracklib
I would just drop them, my memory tells me pam_tally* were barely working at best and I don't see a problem moving from cracklib to passwdqc. The caveat is we would have to update all appropriate configs and add the package and all required deps. FYI pam-pld tarball comes from http://cvs.pld-linux.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/cvs/pam/ -- Jan Rękorajski | PLD/Linux SysAdm | baggins<at>pld-linux.org | http://www.pld-linux.org/ _______________________________________________ pld-devel-en mailing list pld-devel-en@lists.pld-linux.org http://lists.pld-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/pld-devel-en