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diff --git a/doc/man/pam.conf-desc.xml b/doc/man/pam.conf-desc.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..909dcdbe --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/man/pam.conf-desc.xml @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"> +<section id='pam.conf-desc'> + <para> + When a <emphasis>PAM</emphasis> aware privilege granting application + is started, it activates its attachment to the PAM-API. This + activation performs a number of tasks, the most important being the + reading of the configuration file(s): <filename>/etc/pam.conf</filename>. + Alternatively, this may be the contents of the + <filename>/etc/pam.d/</filename> directory. The presence of this + directory will cause Linux-PAM to ignore + <filename>/etc/pam.conf</filename>. + </para> + <para> + These files list the <emphasis>PAM</emphasis>s that will do the + authentication tasks required by this service, and the appropriate + behavior of the PAM-API in the event that individual + <emphasis>PAM</emphasis>s fail. + </para> +</section> |