This issue tracks the release note for the following F26 Change:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/AuthconfigCleanup
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@tmraz can you provide a release note for this change?
Metadata Update from @immanetize: - Issue assigned to immanetize
The graphical user interface (system-config-authentication) for configuring access to remote authentication and user identity services was dropped. The command line tool is still kept but long ago deprecated and obsolete functionality (WINS, HESIOD support) was removed from the tool.
Alright, I wrote something up using the above comment and the wiki page:
Obsolete and unmaintainable code was removed from authconfig. Notably:
The removal effort is happening because current modern environments support automatic configuration of remote user identities using Realmd and SSSD and do not require manual configuration through an interactive interface such as system-config-authentication. Some of the existing authconfig command line functionality is being preserved due to it still retaining some usefulness in certain environments, and to support the auth command in Kickstart. Removing parts of the code base that are no longer maintainable makes it easier to continue providing this functionality.
Metadata Update from @pbokoc: - Issue assigned to pbokoc (was: immanetize)
This looks fine.
Perfect, thanks.
Metadata Update from @pbokoc: - Issue close_status updated to: Fixed - Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)