[systemd-devel] [PATCH] [RFC]logind: set locale in user sessions

[Ludwig Nussel]

Tollef Fog Heen wrote:
> ]] Lennart Poettering
>
>> a) This really sounds like something to discuss on xdg-devel. This
>>     probably deserves adoption by the desktop environments, much like
>>     .config/user-dirs.dirs. i.e. GNOME should really write that file when
>>     the user reconfigures the locale settings.
>>
>> b) Maybe this is something to add to the PAM package upstream? That
>>     said, it would be kinda symmetric to /etc/locale.conf which we handle
>>     in systemd, so maybe not?
>>
>> c) If we maintain it in systemd, maybe still split this off into its own
>>     pam module?
>
> This sounds like you're trying to duplicate pam_env.

pam_env is actually a good example that demonstrates why it is
dangerous to access a user's home as root:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/search-results?query=pam_env

PAM unfortunately lacks hooks that are executed after the potential
switch to the target user.

cu
Ludwig

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