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author | Steve Langasek <steve.langasek@ubuntu.com> | 2019-01-03 16:18:43 -0800 |
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committer | Steve Langasek <steve.langasek@ubuntu.com> | 2019-01-03 17:01:52 -0800 |
commit | 26ee21df2a5fe63f08cfae8c7d35c24bd3dd4f04 (patch) | |
tree | e6e25c1da5974a60660c8b2108d609fae00af126 /Linux-PAM/modules/pam_securetty/pam_securetty.8 | |
parent | a3ee6f5fc767b1b01568bce6dd31fc9ca932a8d2 (diff) | |
parent | 9727ff2a3fa0e94a42b34a579027bacf4146d571 (diff) | |
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merge upstream version 0.99.10.0
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diff --git a/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_securetty/pam_securetty.8 b/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_securetty/pam_securetty.8 index f72e611f..f37c5710 100644 --- a/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_securetty/pam_securetty.8 +++ b/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_securetty/pam_securetty.8 @@ -1,74 +1,86 @@ .\" Title: pam_securetty .\" Author: -.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.70.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> -.\" Date: 06/04/2006 -.\" Manual: Linux\-PAM Manual -.\" Source: Linux\-PAM Manual +.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.73.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> +.\" Date: 01/08/2008 +.\" Manual: Linux-PAM Manual +.\" Source: Linux-PAM Manual .\" -.TH "PAM_SECURETTY" "8" "06/04/2006" "Linux\-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual" +.TH "PAM_SECURETTY" "8" "01/08/2008" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual" .\" disable hyphenation .nh .\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only) .ad l .SH "NAME" -pam_securetty \- Limit root login to special devices +pam_securetty - Limit root login to special devices .SH "SYNOPSIS" .HP 17 -\fBpam_securetty.so\fR [debug] +\fBpam_securetty\.so\fR [debug] .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP pam_securetty is a PAM module that allows root logins only if the user is logging in on a "secure" tty, as defined by the listing in -\fI/etc/securetty\fR. pam_securetty also checks to make sure that +\fI/etc/securetty\fR\. pam_securetty also checks to make sure that \fI/etc/securetty\fR -is a plain file and not world writable. +is a plain file and not world writable\. .PP This module has no effect on non\-root users and requires that the application fills in the \fBPAM_TTY\fR -item correctly. +item correctly\. .PP For canonical usage, should be listed as a \fBrequired\fR authentication method before any \fBsufficient\fR -authentication methods. +authentication methods\. .SH "OPTIONS" -.TP 3n +.PP \fBdebug\fR -Print debug information. +.RS 4 +Print debug information\. +.RE .SH "MODULE SERVICES PROVIDED" .PP Only the \fBauth\fR -service is supported. +service is supported\. .SH "RETURN VALUES" -.TP 3n +.PP PAM_SUCCESS -The user is allowed to continue authentication. Either the user is not root, or the root user is trying to log in on an acceptable device. -.TP 3n +.RS 4 +The user is allowed to continue authentication\. Either the user is not root, or the root user is trying to log in on an acceptable device\. +.RE +.PP PAM_AUTH_ERR -Authentication is rejected. Either root is attempting to log in via an unacceptable device, or the +.RS 4 +Authentication is rejected\. Either root is attempting to log in via an unacceptable device, or the \fI/etc/securetty\fR -file is world writable or not a normal file. -.TP 3n +file is world writable or not a normal file\. +.RE +.PP PAM_INCOMPLETE -An application error occurred. pam_securetty was not able to get information it required from the application that called it. -.TP 3n +.RS 4 +An application error occurred\. pam_securetty was not able to get information it required from the application that called it\. +.RE +.PP PAM_SERVICE_ERR -An error occurred while the module was determining the user's name or tty, or the module could not open -\fI/etc/securetty\fR. -.TP 3n +.RS 4 +An error occurred while the module was determining the user\'s name or tty, or the module could not open +\fI/etc/securetty\fR\. +.RE +.PP PAM_IGNORE +.RS 4 The module could not find the user name in the \fI/etc/passwd\fR -file to verify whether the user had a UID of 0. Therefore, the results of running this module are ignored. +file to verify whether the user had a UID of 0\. Therefore, the results of running this module are ignored\. +.RE .SH "EXAMPLES" .PP .sp -.RS 3n +.RS 4 .nf -auth required pam_securetty.so -auth required pam_unix.so +auth required pam_securetty\.so +auth required pam_unix\.so .fi .RE @@ -82,4 +94,4 @@ auth required pam_unix.so \fBpam\fR(8) .SH "AUTHOR" .PP -pam_securetty was written by Elliot Lee <sopwith@cuc.edu>. +pam_securetty was written by Elliot Lee <sopwith@cuc\.edu>\. |