Re: update-pam and update-nsswitch
[Please cc me as I don't follow debian-devel that frequently]
I'm really interested in working with someone who wants to
automate the configuration of PAM modules and nss modules in Debian.
I just want to make sure we agree on a design and goals up front.
How do you expect things to work from a user experience standpoint?
That said, Debian policy forbids one package from touching another package's
configuration files without the permission of that other package.
/etc/pam.d/common-* are configuration files of the pam package. I
will file an RC bug on any package in Debian that changes these files
during the running of maintainer scripts unless this is coordinated
with the PAM package. Similarly I'll file a bug on anything that
would make a transition to an automated solution harder.
--Sam
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