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Diffstat (limited to 'Linux-PAM/modules/pam_rootok/pam_rootok.8')
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diff --git a/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_rootok/pam_rootok.8 b/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_rootok/pam_rootok.8 index 79618050..ba86ea77 100644 --- a/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_rootok/pam_rootok.8 +++ b/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_rootok/pam_rootok.8 @@ -1,66 +1,72 @@ .\" Title: pam_rootok .\" Author: -.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.70.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> -.\" Date: 06/23/2006 -.\" Manual: Linux\-PAM Manual -.\" Source: Linux\-PAM Manual +.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.73.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> +.\" Date: 01/08/2008 +.\" Manual: Linux-PAM Manual +.\" Source: Linux-PAM Manual .\" -.TH "PAM_ROOTOK" "8" "06/23/2006" "Linux\-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual" +.TH "PAM_ROOTOK" "8" "01/08/2008" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual" .\" disable hyphenation .nh .\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only) .ad l .SH "NAME" -pam_rootok \- Gain only root access +pam_rootok - Gain only root access .SH "SYNOPSIS" .HP 14 -\fBpam_rootok.so\fR [debug] +\fBpam_rootok\.so\fR [debug] .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP pam_rootok is a PAM module that authenticates the user if their \fIUID\fR is -\fI0\fR. Applications that are created setuid\-root generally retain the +\fI0\fR\. Applications that are created setuid\-root generally retain the \fIUID\fR -of the user but run with the authority of an enhanced effective\-UID. It is the real +of the user but run with the authority of an enhanced effective\-UID\. It is the real \fIUID\fR -that is checked. +that is checked\. .SH "OPTIONS" -.TP 3n +.PP \fBdebug\fR -Print debug information. +.RS 4 +Print debug information\. +.RE .SH "MODULE SERVICES PROVIDED" .PP Only the \fBauth\fR -service is supported. +service is supported\. .SH "RETURN VALUES" -.TP 3n +.PP PAM_SUCCESS +.RS 4 The \fIUID\fR is -\fI0\fR. -.TP 3n +\fI0\fR\. +.RE +.PP PAM_AUTH_ERR +.RS 4 The \fIUID\fR is \fBnot\fR -\fI0\fR. +\fI0\fR\. +.RE .SH "EXAMPLES" .PP In the case of the \fBsu\fR(1) -application the historical usage is to permit the superuser to adopt the identity of a lesser user without the use of a password. To obtain this behavior with PAM the following pair of lines are needed for the corresponding entry in the -\fI/etc/pam.d/su\fR +application the historical usage is to permit the superuser to adopt the identity of a lesser user without the use of a password\. To obtain this behavior with PAM the following pair of lines are needed for the corresponding entry in the +\fI/etc/pam\.d/su\fR configuration file: .sp -.RS 3n +.RS 4 .nf -# su authentication. Root is granted access by default. -auth sufficient pam_rootok.so -auth required pam_unix.so +# su authentication\. Root is granted access by default\. +auth sufficient pam_rootok\.so +auth required pam_unix\.so .fi .RE @@ -74,4 +80,4 @@ auth required pam_unix.so \fBpam\fR(8) .SH "AUTHOR" .PP -pam_rootok was written by Andrew G. Morgan, <morgan@kernel.org>. +pam_rootok was written by Andrew G\. Morgan, <morgan@kernel\.org>\. |