_PATH_FAILLOG in <paths.h>

[Alejandro Colomar]

Hi Florian,

On Mon, Sep 01, 2025 at 04:52:30PM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote:
> * Alejandro Colomar:
> 
> > I've noticed that there's no _PATH_FAILLOG in <paths.h>.  Should we add
> > that macro for consistency with other files such as _PATH_LASTLOG?
> 
> I don't think so.  Linux does not support atomic writes, so files like
> lastlog cannot really work reliably.  I don't see why faillog would be
> any different.

Still, there are programs that use this file, so while the file is
there, a macro for referring to it would be useful.

This is independent of deprecation or removal of the files, I think.


Have a lovely day!
Alex

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