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diff --git a/doc/man/pam.8.xml b/doc/man/pam.8.xml index 1267f01c..d36baae8 100644 --- a/doc/man/pam.8.xml +++ b/doc/man/pam.8.xml @@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ <filename>/etc/pam.conf</filename>. </para> + <para> + Vendor-supplied PAM configuration files might be installed in + the system directory <filename>/usr/lib/pam.d/</filename> instead + of the machine configuration directory <filename>/etc/pam.d/</filename>. + If no machine configuration file is found, the vendor-supplied file + is used. All files in <filename>/etc/pam.d/</filename> override + files with the same name in <filename>/usr/lib/pam.d/</filename>. + </para> <para>From the point of view of the system administrator, for whom this manual is provided, it is not of primary importance to understand the @@ -140,6 +148,16 @@ closing hook for modules to affect the services available to a user.</para> </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><filename>/usr/lib/pam.d</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para> + the <emphasis remap='B'>Linux-PAM</emphasis> vendor configuration + directory. Files in <filename>/etc/pam.d</filename> override + files with the same name in this directory. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> </variablelist> </refsect1> |