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author | Steve Langasek <steve.langasek@ubuntu.com> | 2019-01-03 21:22:21 -0800 |
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diff --git a/doc/man/PAM.8 b/doc/man/PAM.8 index f3da9563..71413095 100644 --- a/doc/man/PAM.8 +++ b/doc/man/PAM.8 @@ -1,161 +1,22 @@ +'\" t .\" Title: pam .\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://docbook.sf.net/el/author] -.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.74.0 <http://docbook.sf.net/> -.\" Date: 10/27/2010 +.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.78.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> +.\" Date: 09/19/2013 .\" Manual: Linux-PAM Manual .\" Source: Linux-PAM Manual .\" Language: English .\" -.TH "PAM" "8" "10/27/2010" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux-PAM Manual" +.TH "PAM" "8" "09/19/2013" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux-PAM Manual" .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- -.\" * (re)Define some macros +.\" * Define some portability stuff .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.\" toupper - uppercase a string (locale-aware) +.\" http://bugs.debian.org/507673 +.\" http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2009-02/msg00013.html .\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.de toupper -.tr aAbBcCdDeEfFgGhHiIjJkKlLmMnNoOpPqQrRsStTuUvVwWxXyYzZ -\\$* -.tr aabbccddeeffgghhiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzz -.. -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.\" SH-xref - format a cross-reference to an SH section -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.de SH-xref -.ie n \{\ -.\} -.toupper \\$* -.el \{\ -\\$* -.\} -.. -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.\" SH - level-one heading that works better for non-TTY output -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.de1 SH -.\" put an extra blank line of space above the head in non-TTY output -.if t \{\ -.sp 1 -.\} -.sp \\n[PD]u -.nr an-level 1 -.set-an-margin -.nr an-prevailing-indent \\n[IN] -.fi -.in \\n[an-margin]u -.ti 0 -.HTML-TAG ".NH \\n[an-level]" -.it 1 an-trap -.nr an-no-space-flag 1 -.nr an-break-flag 1 -\." make the size of the head bigger -.ps +3 -.ft B -.ne (2v + 1u) -.ie n \{\ -.\" if n (TTY output), use uppercase -.toupper \\$* -.\} -.el \{\ -.nr an-break-flag 0 -.\" if not n (not TTY), use normal case (not uppercase) -\\$1 -.in \\n[an-margin]u -.ti 0 -.\" if not n (not TTY), put a border/line under subheading -.sp -.6 -\l'\n(.lu' -.\} -.. -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.\" SS - level-two heading that works better for non-TTY output -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.de1 SS -.sp \\n[PD]u -.nr an-level 1 -.set-an-margin -.nr an-prevailing-indent \\n[IN] -.fi -.in \\n[IN]u -.ti \\n[SN]u -.it 1 an-trap -.nr an-no-space-flag 1 -.nr an-break-flag 1 -.ps \\n[PS-SS]u -\." make the size of the head bigger -.ps +2 -.ft B -.ne (2v + 1u) -.if \\n[.$] \&\\$* -.. -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.\" BB/BE - put background/screen (filled box) around block of text -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.de BB -.if t \{\ -.sp -.5 -.br -.in +2n -.ll -2n -.gcolor red -.di BX -.\} -.. -.de EB -.if t \{\ -.if "\\$2"adjust-for-leading-newline" \{\ -.sp -1 -.\} -.br -.di -.in -.ll -.gcolor -.nr BW \\n(.lu-\\n(.i -.nr BH \\n(dn+.5v -.ne \\n(BHu+.5v -.ie "\\$2"adjust-for-leading-newline" \{\ -\M[\\$1]\h'1n'\v'+.5v'\D'P \\n(BWu 0 0 \\n(BHu -\\n(BWu 0 0 -\\n(BHu'\M[] -.\} -.el \{\ -\M[\\$1]\h'1n'\v'-.5v'\D'P \\n(BWu 0 0 \\n(BHu -\\n(BWu 0 0 -\\n(BHu'\M[] -.\} -.in 0 -.sp -.5v -.nf -.BX -.in -.sp .5v -.fi -.\} -.. -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.\" BM/EM - put colored marker in margin next to block of text -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.de BM -.if t \{\ -.br -.ll -2n -.gcolor red -.di BX -.\} -.. -.de EM -.if t \{\ -.br -.di -.ll -.gcolor -.nr BH \\n(dn -.ne \\n(BHu -\M[\\$1]\D'P -.75n 0 0 \\n(BHu -(\\n[.i]u - \\n(INu - .75n) 0 0 -\\n(BHu'\M[] -.in 0 -.nf -.BX -.in -.fi -.\} -.. +.ie \n(.g .ds Aq \(aq +.el .ds Aq ' .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * set default formatting .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -166,15 +27,14 @@ .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE * .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- -.SH "Name" +.SH "NAME" PAM, pam \- Pluggable Authentication Modules for Linux .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP This manual is intended to offer a quick introduction to \fBLinux\-PAM\fR\&. For more information the reader is directed to the -\fBLinux\-PAM system administrators\' guide\fR\&. +\fBLinux\-PAM system administrators\*(Aq guide\fR\&. .PP - \fBLinux\-PAM\fR is a system of libraries that handle the authentication tasks of applications (services) on the system\&. The library provides a stable general interface (Application Programming Interface \- API) that privilege granting programs (such as \fBlogin\fR(1) @@ -184,13 +44,12 @@ and The principal feature of the PAM approach is that the nature of the authentication is dynamically configurable\&. In other words, the system administrator is free to choose how individual service\-providing applications will authenticate users\&. This dynamic configuration is set by the contents of the single \fBLinux\-PAM\fR configuration file -\FC/etc/pam\&.conf\F[]\&. Alternatively, the configuration can be set by individual configuration files located in the -\FC/etc/pam\&.d/\F[] +/etc/pam\&.conf\&. Alternatively, the configuration can be set by individual configuration files located in the +/etc/pam\&.d/ directory\&. The presence of this directory will cause \fBLinux\-PAM\fR to -\fIignore\fR -\FC/etc/pam\&.conf\F[]\&. +\fIignore\fR/etc/pam\&.conf\&. .PP From the point of view of the system administrator, for whom this manual is provided, it is not of primary importance to understand the internal behavior of the \fBLinux\-PAM\fR @@ -212,36 +71,36 @@ management; and \fBsession\fR management\&. (We highlight the abbreviations used for these groups in the configuration file\&.) .PP -Simply put, these groups take care of different aspects of a typical user\'s request for a restricted service: +Simply put, these groups take care of different aspects of a typical user\*(Aqs request for a restricted service: .PP \fBaccount\fR -\- provide account verification types of service: has the user\'s password expired?; is this user permitted access to the requested service? +\- provide account verification types of service: has the user\*(Aqs password expired?; is this user permitted access to the requested service? .PP \fBauth\fRentication \- authenticate a user and set up user credentials\&. Typically this is via some challenge\-response request that the user must satisfy: if you are who you claim to be please enter your password\&. Not all authentications are of this type, there exist hardware based authentication schemes (such as the use of smart\-cards and biometric devices), with suitable modules, these may be substituted seamlessly for more standard approaches to authentication \- such is the flexibility of \fBLinux\-PAM\fR\&. .PP \fBpassword\fR -\- this group\'s responsibility is the task of updating authentication mechanisms\&. Typically, such services are strongly coupled to those of the +\- this group\*(Aqs responsibility is the task of updating authentication mechanisms\&. Typically, such services are strongly coupled to those of the \fBauth\fR group\&. Some authentication mechanisms lend themselves well to being updated with such a function\&. Standard UN*X password\-based access is the obvious example: please enter a replacement password\&. .PP \fBsession\fR -\- this group of tasks cover things that should be done prior to a service being given and after it is withdrawn\&. Such tasks include the maintenance of audit trails and the mounting of the user\'s home directory\&. The +\- this group of tasks cover things that should be done prior to a service being given and after it is withdrawn\&. Such tasks include the maintenance of audit trails and the mounting of the user\*(Aqs home directory\&. The \fBsession\fR management group is important as it provides both an opening and closing hook for modules to affect the services available to a user\&. .SH "FILES" .PP -\FC/etc/pam\&.conf\F[] +/etc/pam\&.conf .RS 4 the configuration file .RE .PP -\FC/etc/pam\&.d\F[] +/etc/pam\&.d .RS 4 the \fBLinux\-PAM\fR configuration directory\&. Generally, if this directory is present, the -\FC/etc/pam\&.conf\F[] +/etc/pam\&.conf file is ignored\&. .RE .SH "ERRORS" @@ -255,7 +114,6 @@ system of libraries, will be written to DCE\-RFC 86\&.0, October 1995\&. Contains additional features, but remains backwardly compatible with this RFC\&. .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP - \fBpam\fR(3), \fBpam_authenticate\fR(3), \fBpam_sm_setcred\fR(3), |