I understand what PAM is. I am just wondering about the USE flag in
related to mod_php.
Thanks for your reply : -)
On 2/2/06, Harm Geerts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thursday 02 February 2006 17:08, Robin wrote:
> > I was looking at some of the flags associated with mod_php using the
> > equery u mod_php command. And something going me wondering about the
> > pam USE flag. Should I consider removing it and Re-emerging ?
> >
> > This is what the description says:
> > Adds support PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) - DANGEROUS to
> > arbitrarily flip
> >
> > What I don't get is the DANGEROUS part. I am just curious. I posted
> > to the #gentoo and searched the forums without result. And idea would
> > be appreciated.
> PAM is used for authentication of users. If you would disable it for packages
> like openssh this could lock you out of your system is there is no fallback
> for user authentication.
> Which is why you shouldn't flip (switch between on/off) the pam USE flag
> without giving it a certain degree of thought.
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