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-# $Id$
-#
+pam_deny — The locking-out PAM module
+
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+
+DESCRIPTION
+
+This module can be used to deny access. It always indicates a failure to the
+application through the PAM framework. It might be suitable for using for
+default (the OTHER) entries.
+
+EXAMPLES
+
+ #%PAM-1.0
+ #
+ # If we don't have config entries for a service, the
+ # OTHER entries are used. To be secure, warn and deny
+ # access to everything.
+ other auth required pam_warn.so
+ other auth required pam_deny.so
+ other account required pam_warn.so
+ other account required pam_deny.so
+ other password required pam_warn.so
+ other password required pam_deny.so
+ other session required pam_warn.so
+ other session required pam_deny.so
+
+
+AUTHOR
+
+pam_deny was written by Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org>
-this module always fails, it ignores all options.