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		yjftsjthsd-h on April 30, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Run0, a systemd based alternative to sudo, announc... I can see creating a system with zero setuid files, but I don't think this reduces PAM use, does it?

eichin on April 30, 2024 [–]

Not setuid generically, but `sudo` itself has a bunch of pam support/dependency.

yjftsjthsd-h on April 30, 2024 | [–]

I would expect sudo to also touch pam a lot, but AIUI systemd also uses pam through polkit for its ~native permission system - https://serverfault.com/questions/841306/authentication-is-r...

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