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diff --git a/doc/modules/pam_nologin.sgml b/doc/modules/pam_nologin.sgml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..90564d89 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/modules/pam_nologin.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +<!-- + $Id$ + + This file was written by Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat.com> +--> + +<sect1>The no-login module + +<sect2>Synopsis + +<p> +<descrip> + +<tag><bf>Module Name:</bf></tag> +<tt/pam_nologin/ + +<tag><bf>Author:</bf></tag> +Written by Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat.com><newline> +(based on code taken from a module written by Andrew G. Morgan +<morgan@parc.power.net>). + +<tag><bf>Maintainer:</bf></tag> +Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat.com> + +<tag><bf>Management groups provided:</bf></tag> +authentication + +<tag><bf>Cryptographically sensitive:</bf></tag> + +<tag><bf>Security rating:</bf></tag> + +<tag><bf>Clean code base:</bf></tag> +1 warning about dropping const + +<tag><bf>System dependencies:</bf></tag> + +<tag><bf>Network aware:</bf></tag> + +</descrip> + +<sect2>Overview of module + +<p> +Provides standard Unix <em/nologin/ authentication. + +<sect2>Authentication component + +<p> +<descrip> + +<tag><bf>Recognized arguments:</bf></tag> + +<tag><bf>Description:</bf></tag> + +Provides standard Unix <em/nologin/ authentication. If the file +<tt>/etc/nologin</tt> exists, only root is allowed to log in; other +users are turned away with an error message. All users (root or +otherwise) are shown the contents of <tt>/etc/nologin</tt>. + +<p> +If the file <tt>/etc/nologin</tt> does not exist, this module succeeds +silently. + +<tag><bf>Examples/suggested usage:</bf></tag> + +In order to make this module effective, all login methods should +be secured by it. It should be used as a <tt>required</tt> +method listed before any <tt>sufficient</tt> methods in order to +get standard Unix nologin semantics. + +</descrip> + +<!-- +End of sgml insert for this module. +--> |