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Bug 208170

Summary: sys-libs/pam-0.99.9.0 error reports in secure log pam_tally(login:auth): unknown option: no_magic_root:
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Angela Williams <angie>
Component: New packagesAssignee: PAM Gentoo Team (OBSOLETE) <pam-bugs+disabled>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal    
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Runtime testing required: ---

Description Angela Williams 2008-01-30 13:05:33 UTC
The pam system reports errors from the pam_tally.so module saying that pam_tally does not know the option "no_magic_root"
This is the example line from /var/log/secure
Jan 24 16:55:04 linux login[14680]: pam_tally(login:auth): unknown option: no_magic_root

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.man pam_tally shows no option called "no_magic_root"
2.
3.

Actual Results:  
Just log in on the console or secure shell in via the network and check /var/log/secure

Expected Results:  
No error reports from pam_tally

Temporary phix?
Edit /etc/pam.d/login  and and other pam.d file that uses pam_tally and change no_magic_root to magic_root

Permanent phix? Phix the ebuild files!
Comment 1 Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-01-30 13:11:29 UTC
Reassigning to maintainer.
Comment 2 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-01-30 13:54:31 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 197442 ***