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diff --git a/modules/pam_namespace/README b/modules/pam_namespace/README index 106a073a..c5a6ec4d 100644 --- a/modules/pam_namespace/README +++ b/modules/pam_namespace/README @@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ polyinstantiated directory path, the instance directory path, flag whether the instance directory was newly created (0 for no, 1 for yes), and the user name as its arguments. +If /etc/security/namespace.init does not exist, %vendordir%/security/ +namespace.init is the alternative to be used for it. + The pam_namespace module disassociates the session namespace from the parent namespace. Any mounts/unmounts performed in the parent namespace, such as mounting of devices, are not reflected in the session namespace. To propagate @@ -117,6 +120,16 @@ The /etc/security/namespace.conf file specifies which directories are polyinstantiated, how they are polyinstantiated, how instance directories would be named, and any users for whom polyinstantiation would not be performed. +The /etc/security/namespace.conf file ( or %vendordir%/security/namespace.conf +if it does not exist) specifies which directories are polyinstantiated, how +they are polyinstantiated, how instance directories would be named, and any +users for whom polyinstantiation would not be performed. Then individual *.conf +files from the /etc/security/namespace.d/ and %vendordir%/security/namespace.d +directories are taken too. If /etc/security/namespace.d/@filename@.conf exists, +then %vendordir%/security/namespace.d/@filename@.conf will not be used. All +namespace.d/*.conf files are sorted by their @filename@.conf in lexicographic +order regardless of which of the directories they reside in. + When someone logs in, the file namespace.conf is scanned. Comments are marked by # characters. Each non comment line represents one polyinstantiated directory. The fields are separated by spaces but can be quoted by " characters |