From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from cantor2.suse.de ([195.135.220.15]:36781 "EHLO mx2.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757065Ab2EYJzo (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 May 2012 05:55:44 -0400 Received: from relay1.suse.de (unknown [195.135.220.254]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx2.suse.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FF5E9AC4B for ; Fri, 25 May 2012 11:55:43 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <4FBF571B.9080905@suse.de> Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 11:55:39 +0200 From: Ludwig Nussel MIME-Version: 1.0 To: util-linux@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PULL] su References: <4FBE3059.3030806@suse.de> <20120525074111.GB1177@x2.net.home> In-Reply-To: <20120525074111.GB1177@x2.net.home> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Karel Zak wrote: > On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 02:58:01PM +0200, Ludwig Nussel wrote: >> coreutils isn't really interested in maintaining su anymore. >> Distributions have to add custom patches to fix bugs and add >> features. The worst offender is probably the pam patch. Fortunately >> we managed to sync the patch between openSUSE and Fedora meanwhile. >> Over time the risk that the patches divert again increases though. >> Since util-linux now contains a common login program it looks like a >> good new home for su too. > [...] > It would be nice to cleanup the code (remove non-PAM stuff) before > merge. Can you do this in your su branch? Please. Done. cu Ludwig -- (o_ Ludwig Nussel //\ V_/_ http://www.suse.de/ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Jeff Hawn, Jennifer Guild, Felix Imendörffer, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg)