https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RemoveAuthselectCompatPackage
== Summary ==
Authselect replaced authconfig tool in Fedora 28. To enable some level of backwards compatibility, it ships the authconfig command as a wrapper around authselect calls in package "authselect-compat". Authselect is now well adopted and the shim compatibility layer should be removed by removing the authselect-compat package.
== Owner == * Name: [[User:pbrezina| Pavel Březina]] * Email: pbrezina@redhat.com
== Detailed Description ==
Affected components:
* authselect: remove the authselect-compat package * pykickstart: remove support for authconfig * anaconda: remove support for authconfig
"dnf repoquery --whatrequires" does not yield any package depending on authselect-compat nor authconfig.
== Benefit to Fedora ==
The authconfig command will no longer be available, this will finish the replacement by authselect.
== Scope == * Proposal owners:
authselect maintainers - Submit PR for anaconda/pykickstart to remove authconfig support and remove authselect-compat package from Fedora.
* Other developers: anaconda/pykickstart maintainers - must accept the PR and push it to Fedora
* Release engineering: [https://pagure.io/releng/issue/10169 #10169] * Policies and guidelines: The policies and guidelines do not need to be updated. * Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change) * Alignment with Objectives: N/A
== Upgrade/compatibility impact ==
The authselect-compat package will be removed, authconfig command will no longer be available.
== How To Test ==
* authselect-compat package and authconfig command should no longer be available * anaconda/kickstart should no longer support authconfig directive
== User Experience ==
Users that keeps using authconfig/authselect-compat will need to start using authselect directly.
== Dependencies ==
No package depends on authconfig/authselect-compat. Authconfig is used by Anaconda/pykickstart and this support will be removed.
== Contingency Plan ==
authselect-compat package stays.
* Contingency mechanism: authselect-compat package stays. * Contingency deadline: Beta * Blocks release? No
== Documentation ==
This is a simple packaging change, there is no additional documentation.
== Release Notes ==
Authselect-compat package is removed, therefore authconfig command is no longer available. Users are encouraged to use its replacement, the authselect command.
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Ben Cotton