[systemd-devel] why does sd-pam not run as root?

Dominick Grift dominick.grift at defensec.nl
Tue Jul 22 07:42:59 UTC 2025


>From what I understand the sd-pam process is responsible for "PAM
close" but it cannot do its job properly if it does not have privileges.

should sd-pam always run as root?

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