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diff --git a/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_time/README b/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_time/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4ef51531 --- /dev/null +++ b/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_time/README @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +$Id: README,v 1.1.1.1 2001/04/29 04:17:35 hartmans Exp $ + +This is a help file for the pam_time module. It explains the need for +pam_time and also the syntax of the /etc/security/time.conf file. +[a lot of the syntax is freely adapted from the porttime file of the +shadow suite.] + +1. Introduction +=============== + +It is desirable to restrict access to a system and or specific +applications at various times of the day and on specific days or over +various terminal lines. + +The pam_time module is intended to offer a configurable module that +satisfies this purpose, within the context of Linux-PAM. + +2. the /etc/security/time.conf file +=================================== + +This file is the configuration script for defining time/port access +control to the system/applications. + +Its syntax is described in the sample ./time.conf provided in this +directory. + +unrecognised rules are ignored (but an error is logged to syslog(3)) + +-------------------- +Bugs to Andrew <morgan@parc.power.net> or the list <pam-list@redhat.com> |