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diff --git a/doc/man/pam.conf.5 b/doc/man/pam.conf.5 index e38b425c..703bcf60 100644 --- a/doc/man/pam.conf.5 +++ b/doc/man/pam.conf.5 @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ .\" Title: pam.conf .\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://docbook.sf.net/el/author] .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.79.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> -.\" Date: 06/08/2020 +.\" Date: 09/03/2021 .\" Manual: Linux-PAM Manual .\" Source: Linux-PAM Manual .\" Language: English .\" -.TH "PAM\&.CONF" "5" "06/08/2020" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux-PAM Manual" +.TH "PAM\&.CONF" "5" "09/03/2021" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux-PAM Manual" .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * Define some portability stuff .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -234,12 +234,14 @@ when used with a stack of modules, the module\*(Aqs return status will not contr .PP bad .RS 4 -this action indicates that the return code should be thought of as indicative of the module failing\&. If this module is the first in the stack to fail, its status value will be used for that of the whole stack\&. +this action indicates that the return code should be thought of as indicative of the module failing\&. If this module is the first in the stack to fail, its status value will be used for that of the whole stack\&. This is the default action for all return codes\&. .RE .PP die .RS 4 -equivalent to bad with the side effect of terminating the module stack and PAM immediately returning to the application\&. +equivalent to +\fIbad\fR +with the side effect of terminating the module stack and PAM immediately returning to the application\&. .RE .PP ok @@ -250,7 +252,9 @@ this tells PAM that the administrator thinks this return code should contribute .PP done .RS 4 -equivalent to ok with the side effect of terminating the module stack and PAM immediately returning to the application\&. +equivalent to +\fIok\fR +with the side effect of terminating the module stack and PAM immediately returning to the application unless there was a non\-ignored module failure before\&. .RE .PP N (an unsigned integer) @@ -279,6 +283,13 @@ reset clear all memory of the state of the module stack and start again with the next stacked module\&. .RE .PP +If a return code\*(Aqs action is not specifically defined via a +\fIvalueN\fR +token, and the +\fIdefault\fR +value is not specified, that return code\*(Aqs action defaults to +\fIbad\fR\&. +.PP Each of the four keywords: required; requisite; sufficient; and optional, have an equivalent expression in terms of the [\&.\&.\&.] syntax\&. They are as follows: .PP required |