From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:35114 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754819Ab2KNKfS (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Nov 2012 05:35:18 -0500 Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:35:09 +0100 From: Karel Zak To: util-linux@vger.kernel.org Cc: Marek Michalkiewicz Subject: vlock command Message-ID: <20121114103509.GD1835@x2.net.home> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: vlock(1) - Virtual Console lock program This nice and small program used by admins on machines with consoles only. Unfortunately it has inactive upstream(s). The original upstream for vlock-1.3 at ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/sources/usr.bin/ is inactive for years. There is also new upstream at http://freecode.com/projects/vlock http://repo.or.cz/w/vlock.git but this also seems inactive and from my point of view vlock-2.x is over-engineering rhapsody (glib, plug-ins, dependences resolver, external scripts etc.) What about to merge vlock-1.3 into utils-linux? It's 630 lines of code (including unnecessary non-PAM code). Comments & Objections? Karel -- Karel Zak http://karelzak.blogspot.com