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diff --git a/modules/pam_unix/README b/modules/pam_unix/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ad4bc35e --- /dev/null +++ b/modules/pam_unix/README @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +This is the README for pam_unix in Linux-PAM-0.67. +-------------------------------------------------- + +pam_unix now comes as one module pam_unix.so. + +The following links are left for compatibility with old versions: +pam_unix_auth: authentication module providing + pam_authenticate() and pam_setcred() hooks +pam_unix_sess: session module, providing session logging +pam_unix_acct: account management, providing shadow account + managment features, password aging etc.. +pam_unix_passwd: password updating facilities providing + cracklib password strength checking facilities. + +The following options are recognized: + debug - log more debugging info + audit - a little more extreme than debug + use_first_pass - don 't prompt the user for passwords + take them from PAM_ items instead + try_first_pass - don 't prompt the user for the passwords + unless PAM_(OLD)AUTHTOK is unset + use_authtok - like try_first_pass, but * fail * if the new + PAM_AUTHTOK has not been previously set. + (intended for stacking password modules only) + not_set_pass - don 't set the PAM_ items with the passwords + used by this module. + shadow - try to maintian a shadow based system. + md5 - when a user changes their password next, + encrypt it with the md5 algorithm. + bigcrypt - when a user changes their password next, + excrypt it with the DEC C2 - algorithm(0). + nodelay - used to prevent failed authentication + resulting in a delay of about 1 second. + nis - use NIS RPC for setting new password + remember=X - remember X old passwords, they are kept in + /etc/security/opasswd in MD5 crypted form + + invalid arguments are logged to syslog. + |