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arm64: system packages are missing for TACACS+ auth
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Description

set system login tacacs server 1.2.3.4 key 'test'
commit

journalctl:

VyOS-for-Smoke-Tests sudo[5413]: PAM unable to dlopen(pam_tacplus.so): /lib/security/pam_tacplus.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
VyOS-for-Smoke-Tests sudo[5413]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_tacplus.so
VyOS-for-Smoke-Tests commit[5417]: Successful change to active configuration by user vyos on /dev/ttyS0
VyOS-for-Smoke-Tests sudo[5489]: PAM unable to dlopen(pam_tacplus.so): /lib/security/pam_tacplus.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

https://github.com/vyos/vyos-1x/blob/current/debian/control#L54

Details

Version
vyos-2026.03.11-rolling
Is it a breaking change?
Perfectly compatible
Issue type
Bug (incorrect behavior)

Event Timeline

vyos@VyOS-for-Smoke-Tests:~$ sh ver
Version:          VyOS 2026.03.17-0038-rolling
Release train:    current
Release flavor:   aws

Built by:         autobuild@vyos.net
Built on:         Tue 17 Mar 2026 00:38 UTC
Build UUID:       3e9aed03-ffe6-42df-94b1-93705f086a84
Build commit ID:  96ff51d3d2e559

Architecture:     aarch64
ii  libnss-tacplus                   1.0.4-cl5.1.0u11.1                       arm64        NSS module for TACACS+ authentication without local passwd entry
ii  libpam-tacplus                   1.4.3-cl5.1.0u5                          arm64        PAM module for using TACACS+ as an authentication service
ii  libpam-runtime                   1.5.2-6+deb12u2                          all          Runtime support for the PAM library
dmbaturin renamed this task from arm64: system packages are missing for tacacs auth to arm64: system packages are missing for TACACS+ auth.Mar 18 2026, 3:17 PM
dmbaturin changed Is it a breaking change? from Unspecified (possibly destroys the router) to Perfectly compatible.