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author | Steve Langasek <steve.langasek@ubuntu.com> | 2019-01-03 21:22:21 -0800 |
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committer | Steve Langasek <steve.langasek@ubuntu.com> | 2019-01-03 21:22:45 -0800 |
commit | 795badba7f95e737f979917859cd32c9bd47bcad (patch) | |
tree | 212a6a00baa11e9d0ca7bc27b12420d1dce6f07c /modules/pam_unix/README | |
parent | c55c14c5c6762139ec6695d84ea0e2e917da5264 (diff) | |
parent | ba315ae8effdcad591608c99452dad05c4cf20ab (diff) |
New upstream version 1.1.8
Diffstat (limited to 'modules/pam_unix/README')
-rw-r--r-- | modules/pam_unix/README | 6 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/modules/pam_unix/README b/modules/pam_unix/README index 2c4caf31..26c06e23 100644 --- a/modules/pam_unix/README +++ b/modules/pam_unix/README @@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ suppress this temporary shielding and may be needed for use with certain applications. The password component of this module performs the task of updating the user's -password. +password. The default encryption hash is taken from the ENCRYPT_METHOD variable +from /etc/login.defs The session component of this module logs when a user logins or leave the system. @@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ remember=n The last n passwords for each user are saved in /etc/security/opasswd in order to force password change history and keep the user from alternating - between the same password too frequently. + between the same password too frequently. Instead of this option the + pam_pwhistory module should be used. shadow |