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authorThorsten Kukuk <kukuk@thkukuk.de>2006-09-20 14:34:37 +0000
committerThorsten Kukuk <kukuk@thkukuk.de>2006-09-20 14:34:37 +0000
commitcf3bf3e5e02a7eab9bcb0efbadbad5981fd1a9b6 (patch)
tree2fdecb520caca509a39f0965cb439b89e0190a60 /modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.8
parent8440c76a17e011bef9431c2ac93fc708d7c62e4c (diff)
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Purpose of commit: bugfix Commit summary: --------------- Fix typo.
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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The authentication component performs the task of checking the users credentials
.PP
A helper binary,
\fBunix_chkpwd\fR(8), is provided to check the user's password when it is stored in a read protected database. This binary is very simple and will only check the password of the user invoking it. It is called transparently on behalf of the user by the authenticating component of this module. In this way it is possible for applications like
-\fBxlock\fR
+\fBxlock\fR(1)
to work without being setuid\-root. The module, by default, will temporarily turn off SIGCHLD handling for the duration of execution of the helper binary. This is generally the right thing to do, as many applications are not prepared to handle this signal from a child they didn't know was
\fBfork()\fRd. The
\fBnoreap\fR