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diff --git a/doc/man/pam_item_types_std.inc.xml b/doc/man/pam_item_types_std.inc.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 81f240b0..00000000 --- a/doc/man/pam_item_types_std.inc.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,138 +0,0 @@ -<!-- this file is included by pam_set_item and pam_get_item --> - - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term>PAM_SERVICE</term> - <listitem> - <para> - The service name (which identifies that PAM stack that - the PAM functions will use to authenticate the program). - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>PAM_USER</term> - <listitem> - <para> - The username of the entity under whose identity service - will be given. That is, following authentication, - <emphasis>PAM_USER</emphasis> identifies the local entity - that gets to use the service. Note, this value can be mapped - from something (eg., "anonymous") to something else (eg. - "guest119") by any module in the PAM stack. As such an - application should consult the value of - <emphasis>PAM_USER</emphasis> after each call to a PAM function. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>PAM_USER_PROMPT</term> - <listitem> - <para> - The string used when prompting for a user's name. The default - value for this string is a localized version of "login: ". - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <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. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>PAM_RUSER</term> - <listitem> - <para> - The requesting user name: local name for a locally - requesting user or a remote user name for a remote - requesting user. - </para> - <para> - Generally an application or module will attempt to supply - the value that is most strongly authenticated (a local account - before a remote one. The level of trust in this value is - embodied in the actual authentication stack associated with - the application, so it is ultimately at the discretion of the - system administrator. - </para> - <para> - <emphasis>PAM_RUSER@PAM_RHOST</emphasis> should always identify - the requesting user. In some cases, - <emphasis>PAM_RUSER</emphasis> may be NULL. In such situations, - it is unclear who the requesting entity is. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>PAM_RHOST</term> - <listitem> - <para> - The requesting hostname (the hostname of the machine from - which the <emphasis>PAM_RUSER</emphasis> entity is requesting - service). That is <emphasis>PAM_RUSER@PAM_RHOST</emphasis> - does identify the requesting user. In some applications, - <emphasis>PAM_RHOST</emphasis> may be NULL. In such situations, - it is unclear where the authentication request is originating - from. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>PAM_AUTHTOK</term> - <listitem> - <para> - The authentication token (often a password). This token - should be ignored by all module functions besides - <citerefentry> - <refentrytitle>pam_sm_authenticate</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> - </citerefentry> and - <citerefentry> - <refentrytitle>pam_sm_chauthtok</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> - </citerefentry>. - In the former function it is used to pass the most recent - authentication token from one stacked module to another. In - the latter function the token is used for another purpose. - It contains the currently active authentication token. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>PAM_OLDAUTHTOK</term> - <listitem> - <para> - The old authentication token. This token should be ignored - by all module functions except - <citerefentry> - <refentrytitle>pam_sm_chauthtok</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> - </citerefentry>. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>PAM_CONV</term> - <listitem> - <para> - The pam_conv structure. See - <citerefentry> - <refentrytitle>pam_conv</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> - </citerefentry>. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - </variablelist> |