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[Seth Arnold <2127657@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

pam_userdb uses Berkeley DB, which has been disfavored for over a decade
at this point:

https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2014/06/msg00328.html

I believe 26.04 LTS should not include pam_userdb. If someone
desperately needs a similar facility, then one of the other fine choices
(sqlite3, lmdb, tokyo cabinet, more?) could serve as the foundation for
a new PAM database module. However, I suspect there's very little call
for a local-only highly-performant database that scales into the
millions or billions of users.

Thanks

** Affects: pam (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Remove pam_userdb

Status in pam package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  pam_userdb uses Berkeley DB, which has been disfavored for over a
  decade at this point:

  https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2014/06/msg00328.html

  I believe 26.04 LTS should not include pam_userdb. If someone
  desperately needs a similar facility, then one of the other fine
  choices (sqlite3, lmdb, tokyo cabinet, more?) could serve as the
  foundation for a new PAM database module. However, I suspect there's
  very little call for a local-only highly-performant database that
  scales into the millions or billions of users.

  Thanks

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