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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/man/pam_item_types_std.inc.xml | 12 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/man/pam_item_types_std.inc.xml b/doc/man/pam_item_types_std.inc.xml index 9b229486..b91c71bd 100644 --- a/doc/man/pam_item_types_std.inc.xml +++ b/doc/man/pam_item_types_std.inc.xml @@ -40,10 +40,12 @@ <term>PAM_TTY</term> <listitem> <para> - The terminal name: prefixed by <filename>/dev/</filename> if - it is a device file; for graphical, X-based, applications the - value for this item should be the - <emphasis>$DISPLAY</emphasis> variable. + The terminal name prefixed by <filename>/dev/</filename> for + device files. + In the past, graphical X-based applications used to store the + <emphasis>$DISPLAY</emphasis> variable here, but with the + introduction of <emphasis>PAM_XDISPLAY</emphasis> this usage + is deprecated. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -134,4 +136,4 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> - </variablelist>
\ No newline at end of file + </variablelist> |