This binary is required by the PAM library pam_mkhomedir.so which is installed to '/usr/lib/security'. If used in a PAM configuration, a home directory will be automatically created when a user logs in. Without this helper, the library will fail with an error.
Signed-off-by: Tamino Bauknecht <d...@tb6.eu> --- rules/pam.make | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/rules/pam.make b/rules/pam.make index 6e97e3320..df86c8da0 100644 --- a/rules/pam.make +++ b/rules/pam.make @@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ $(STATEDIR)/pam.targetinstall: @$(call install_alternative, pam, 0, 0, 0644, /etc/security/pam_env.conf) @$(call install_alternative, pam, 0, 0, 0644, /etc/security/time.conf) + @$(call install_alternative, pam, 0, 0, 0755, /sbin/mkhomedir_helper) + @$(call install_finish, pam) @$(call touch) -- 2.40.1