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pkg/50622: x11/xscreensaver's MESSAGE file potentially misleading
>Number: 50622
>Category: pkg
>Synopsis: x11/xscreensaver's MESSAGE file potentially misleading
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: pkg-manager
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Tue Jan 05 01:00:00 +0000 2016
>Originator: David H. Gutteridge
>Release: current
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
The MESSAGE file provided by x11/xscreensaver can be a bit misleading.
It makes reference to a sample file meant for pam(8) at the location
"${EGDIR}/pam.d/xscreensaver-NetBSD". But in fact, options.mk dictates
that on NetBSD security/pam-pwauth_suid must be used, which installs
its own sample file at a different location,
${PREFIX}/share/examples/pam-pwauth_suid/xscreensaver. It would be
helpful to clarify there are different configurations that must be used
depending upon the OS when pam(8) is enabled.
I realize that security/pam-pwauth_suid has its own MESSAGE file that
references the location of its sample file, but the two messages
contradict each other, and the user is left with the x11/xscreensaver
version as the last thing they see, which might lead them to follow its
advice and then wonder why they can't unlock their screen.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
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