From owner-freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 25 08:10:05 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA909106566C for ; Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:10:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0B998FC17 for ; Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:10:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q5P8A5Pg005874 for ; Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:10:05 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q5P8A5Gq005873; Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:10:05 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:10:05 GMT Message-Id: <201206250810.q5P8A5Gq005873@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: Volodymyr Kostyrko Cc: Subject: Re: ports/168841: x11/slim fails to authorize (through kereros) if built without pam support X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Volodymyr Kostyrko List-Id: Ports bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:10:06 -0000 The following reply was made to PR ports/168841; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Volodymyr Kostyrko To: Henry Hu Cc: Doug Barton , bug-followup@freebsd.org, Gleb Kurtsou Subject: Re: ports/168841: x11/slim fails to authorize (through kereros) if built without pam support Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:05:33 +0300 Henry Hu wrote: >>> This patch enables PAM in slim. >> >> Given that we have a lot of users who don't like PAM, I'd much rather >> see this be optional. See for example x11/xscreensaver. > > Now PAM is optional. However, I still make it default to "on", since > PAM is part of the base system, and if we make it default to "off", > some people may be unable to login. If people don't like it, they may > just turn it off. I'll second Doug here. The world can be built WITHOUT_PAM and the port will fail. It's better to leave PAM support off by default as it is really needed only in some custom setups like mine. FreeBSD doesn't comes configured by default as Kerberos or LDAP member. -- Sphinx of black quartz judge my vow.