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]:23553 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1161178Ab2KNMWL (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Nov 2012 07:22:11 -0500 Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:22:07 +0100 From: Karel Zak To: Alexey Gladkov Cc: util-linux@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: vlock command Message-ID: <20121114122207.GE1835@x2.net.home> References: <20121114103509.GD1835@x2.net.home> <50A37AD8.6060601@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <50A37AD8.6060601@gmail.com> Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 03:04:56PM +0400, Alexey Gladkov wrote: > 14.11.2012 14:35, Karel Zak wrote: > > > > 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? > > > > We have another version of vlock, which is being supported by Dmitry > V. Levin. > > http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/vlock.git it seems the same code as the original vlock-1.3 > Some time ago, I have merged this version in kbd project: > > http://git.altlinux.org/people/legion/packages/kbd.git?p=kbd.git;a=tree;f=src/vlock;h=92419b98175d215a71f83bfb06b409daa97b13c4;hb=768b8c314e1d3c465d895b206da4aa4543914d1d > > I have a collection of utilities for manipulation in console (openvt, > chvt, deallocvt ...) I consider logical to have the utility for > terminal blocking. > > What do you think? Well, vlock is mostly about authentication, but I have no strong opinion about it -- we can keep it in kbd as well. Karel -- Karel Zak http://karelzak.blogspot.com