Index: postlfs/security/linux-pam.xml
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--- postlfs/security/linux-pam.xml (revision 5ae7a99e77b0dcc80faed062d22bff01c3b973aa)
+++ postlfs/security/linux-pam.xml (revision 5c6a9069dcc9c47d100d0f329128ed829956ee61)
@@ -146,9 +146,32 @@
- To test the results, a configuration file must be created. This file
- will be removed after the tests have completed. Ensure there are no errors
- produced by the tests before continuing the installation. First create the
- configuration file by issuing the following commands as the
- root user:
+ To test the results, a suitable /etc/pam.d/other
+ configuration file must exist.
+
+
+
+ Reinstallation or upgrade of Linux PAM
+
+ If you have a system with Linux PAM installed and working, be careful
+ when modifying the files in
+ /etc/pam.d, since your system
+ may become totally unusable. If you want to run the tests, you do not
+ need to create another /etc/pam.d/other file. The
+ installed one can be used for that purpose.
+
+
+
+ You should also be aware that make install
+ overwrites the configuration files in
+ /etc/security as well as
+ /etc/environment
+
+
+
+ For a first installation, create the configuration file by issuing the
+ following commands as the root
+ user:
@@ -164,9 +187,11 @@
Now run the tests by issuing make check.
-
-
-
- Remove the configuration file created earlier by issuing the
- following command as the
+ Ensure there are no errors produced by the tests before continuing the
+ installation.
+
+
+
+ Only in case of a first installation, remove the configuration file
+ created earlier by issuing the following command as the
root user: