'authselect check' or 'authselect apply-changes' command throws "[error] Unexpected changes to the configuration were detected"

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • When manual changes are performed on /etc/pam.d/password-auth or /etc/pam.d/system-auth 'authselect apply-changes' gives below error.
#authselect apply-changes
[error] [/etc/authselect/system-auth] has unexpected content!
[error] [/etc/authselect/password-auth] has unexpected content!
[error] Unexpected changes to the configuration were detected.
[error] Refusing to activate profile unless those changes are removed or overwrite is requested.
Some unexpected changes to the configuration were detected. Use 'select' command instead.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • authselect

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