[blfs] branch trunk updated: Update to elogind-257.14.

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     new 120c876ea8 Update to elogind-257.14.
120c876ea8 is described below

commit 120c876ea8dd7c6b448df21c2dd7ef779303f856
Author: Zeckmathederg <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat May 23 16:40:32 2026 -0600

    Update to elogind-257.14.
---
 general/sysutils/elogind.xml       | 97 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 introduction/welcome/changelog.xml |  4 ++
 packages.ent                       |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 88 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/general/sysutils/elogind.xml b/general/sysutils/elogind.xml
index bebd6b5498..2fdd117195 100644
--- a/general/sysutils/elogind.xml
+++ b/general/sysutils/elogind.xml
@@ -4,18 +4,17 @@
   <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
   %general-entities;
 
-  <!ENTITY elogind-download-http "https://github.com/elogind/elogind/archive/V&elogind-version;/elogind-&elogind-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY elogind-download-http "https://github.com/elogind/elogind/archive/v&elogind-version;/elogind-&elogind-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY elogind-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY elogind-md5sum        "7fcaf4e1b3d40f69029d2b03402ccef3">
-  <!ENTITY elogind-size          "2.0 MB">
-  <!ENTITY elogind-buildsize     "49 MB (with tests)">
-  <!ENTITY elogind-time          "0.2 SBU (with parallelism=4; with tests)">
+  <!ENTITY elogind-md5sum        "6d084ff01c3eaf5e1a2f54c93fb279a2">
+  <!ENTITY elogind-size          "2.6 MB">
+  <!ENTITY elogind-buildsize     "67 MB (with tests)">
+  <!ENTITY elogind-time          "0.3 SBU (with parallelism=4; with tests)">
 ]>
 
 <sect1 id="elogind" revision="sysv" xreflabel="elogind-&elogind-version;">
   <?dbhtml filename="elogind.html"?>
 
-
   <title>elogind-&elogind-version;</title>
 
   <indexterm zone="elogind">
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ ninja</userinput></screen>
     </para>
 
     <para>
-      Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
+      Now, as the &root; user:
     </para>
 
 <screen role="root"><userinput>ninja install                                           &amp;&amp;
@@ -274,9 +273,8 @@ ln -sfvn elogind /usr/include/systemd</userinput></screen>
       <para>
         The installed file <filename>/etc/elogind/logind.conf</filename>
         contains all the possible options with their defaults, commented
-        out. You may wish to disable automatically killing user processes when the user logs
-        out, by running, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
-        user:
+        out. You may wish to disable automatically killing user processes when
+        the user logs out, by running, as the &root; user:
       </para>
 
 <screen role="root"><userinput>sed -e '/\[Login\]/a KillUserProcesses=no' \
@@ -288,7 +286,7 @@ ln -sfvn elogind /usr/include/systemd</userinput></screen>
         <filename>/etc/pam.d/system-session</filename> file needs to
         be modified and a new file must be created in order for
         <command>elogind</command> to work correctly. Run the following
-        commands as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
+        commands as the &root; user:
       </para>
 
 <screen role="root"><userinput>cat &gt;&gt; /etc/pam.d/system-session &lt;&lt; "EOF" &amp;&amp;
@@ -318,6 +316,39 @@ password required    pam_deny.so
 # End /etc/pam.d/elogind-user</literal>
 EOF</userinput></screen>
 
+    <para>
+      This package provides a Name Service Switch (NSS) module. Previously,
+      a Systemd-less system didn't have a dedicated NSS module used for better
+      name resolution, while Systemd systems have one that is tightly ingrained
+      with that software suite. Now, such a module is provided. In order to use
+      it, the <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> file that was installed
+      in LFS must be altered. Overwrite the file as the &root; user:
+    </para>
+
+<screen role="root"><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/nsswitch.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF" &amp;&amp;
+<literal># Begin /etc/nsswitch.conf
+
+passwd: files elogind
+group: files elogind
+shadow: files elogind
+
+hosts: files dns
+networks: files
+
+protocols: files
+services: files
+ethers: files
+rpc: files
+
+# End /etc/nsswitch.conf</literal>
+EOF</userinput></screen>
+
+    <note><para>
+      The <literal>myhostname</literal>, <literal>mymachines</literal>, and
+      <literal>resolve</literal> NSS modules are still not provided (they come
+      from Systemd). The installed file cannot use them yet.
+    </para></note>
+
     <note>
       <para>After completion of <application>elogind</application>, 
       you should check that it functions properly.  First ensure that
@@ -341,11 +372,13 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
       <seglistitem>
         <seg>
           busctl,
-          elogind-inhibit, and
-          loginctl
+          elogind-inhibit,
+          loginctl,
+          userdbctl, and
+          varlinkctl
         </seg>
         <seg>
-           libelogind.so
+           libelogind.so and libnss_elogind.so
         </seg>
         <seg>
           /usr/lib/elogind,
@@ -399,6 +432,30 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry id="userdbctl">
+        <term><command>userdbctl</command></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>
+            is used to inspect users, groups, and group memberships
+          </para>
+          <indexterm zone="elogind userdbctl">
+            <primary sortas="b-userdbctl">userdbctl</primary>
+          </indexterm>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry id="varlinkctl">
+        <term><command>varlinkctl</command></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>
+            is used to interact with and invoke Varlink services
+          </para>
+          <indexterm zone="elogind varlinkctl">
+            <primary sortas="b-varlinkctl">varlinkctl</primary>
+          </indexterm>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry id="libelogind">
         <term><filename class="libraryfile">libelogind.so</filename></term>
         <listitem>
@@ -411,6 +468,18 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry id="libnss_elogind">
+        <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnss_elogind.so</filename></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>
+            is the Name Service Switch (NSS) module for elogind
+          </para>
+          <indexterm zone="elogind libnss_elogind">
+            <primary sortas="c-libnss_elogind">libnss_elogind.so</primary>
+          </indexterm>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
     </variablelist>
 
   </sect2>
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index 68c9c822db..d6920280a9 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>May 23rd, 2026</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem revision="sysv">
+          <para>[zeckma] - Update to elogind-257.14. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;23235">#23235</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to iptables-1.8.13. Fixes
           <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;22819">#22819</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 0a17b7da8c..ae69650f70 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 <!ENTITY cpio-version                 "2.15">
 <!ENTITY cups-pk-helper-version       "0.2.7">
 <!ENTITY dbus-version                 "1.16.2">   <!-- Even minors only -->
-<!ENTITY elogind-version              "255.22">
+<!ENTITY elogind-version              "257.14">
 <!ENTITY blocaled-version             "0.7">
 <!ENTITY fcron-version                "3.4.0">
 <!ENTITY gpm-version                  "1.20.7">

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