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pam package

  1. Bug #198714
  2. Comment #5

Comment 5 for bug 198714

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote : Re: [Bug 198714] Re: pam reports errors on missing pam_foreground.so

sv3t [2008-04-07 19:47 -0000]:
> I have pam (0.99.7.1-5ubuntu5), but the message still appears constantly
> in my syslog, and cat /etc/pam.d/common-session returns:

It is only fixed for fresh installs, not for updates. Automatically
changing PAM configuration during upgrades is a no-no. Also,
libpam-foreground should not automatically get uninstalled during
update.

> session required pam_unix.so
> session optional pam_foreground.so
>
>
> So, should I just comment out the last line?

Sure, if you don't need it any more, get rid of it.