authselect: No existing configuration detected.
Issue
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No
authselect
configuration is found# authselect current No existing configuration detected.
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Fails to enable
authselect
features# authselect enable-feature with-faillock No existing configuration detected.
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Unable to select any
authselect
profile, below error message is returned:# authselect select minimal [error] File [/etc/pam.d/system-auth] exists but it needs to be overwritten! [error] File [/etc/pam.d/password-auth] exists but it needs to be overwritten! [error] File [/etc/pam.d/fingerprint-auth] exists but it needs to be overwritten! [error] File [/etc/pam.d/smartcard-auth] exists but it needs to be overwritten! [error] File [/etc/pam.d/postlogin] exists but it needs to be overwritten! [error] File [/etc/nsswitch.conf] exists but it needs to be overwritten! [error] File that needs to be overwritten was found [error] Refusing to activate profile unless this file is removed or overwrite is requested. Some unexpected changes to the configuration were detected. Use --force parameter if you want to overwrite these changes.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- authselect
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