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diff --git a/modules/pam_env/pam_env.8 b/modules/pam_env/pam_env.8 index cb799791..2c9e11c7 100644 --- a/modules/pam_env/pam_env.8 +++ b/modules/pam_env/pam_env.8 @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ .\" Title: pam_env .\" Author: [see the "AUTHOR" section] .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.78.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> -.\" Date: 09/19/2013 +.\" Date: 04/01/2016 .\" Manual: Linux-PAM Manual .\" Source: Linux-PAM Manual .\" Language: English .\" -.TH "PAM_ENV" "8" "09/19/2013" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux-PAM Manual" +.TH "PAM_ENV" "8" "04/01/2016" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux-PAM Manual" .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * Define some portability stuff .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -38,18 +38,26 @@ The pam_env PAM module allows the (un)setting of environment variables\&. Suppor \fIPAM_ITEM\fRs such as \fIPAM_RHOST\fR\&. .PP -By default rules for (un)setting of variables is taken from the config file -/etc/security/pam_env\&.conf -if no other file is specified\&. +By default rules for (un)setting of variables are taken from the config file +/etc/security/pam_env\&.conf\&. An alternate file can be specified with the +\fIconffile\fR +option\&. .PP -This module can also parse a file with simple +Second a file (/etc/environment +by default) with simple \fIKEY=VAL\fR -pairs on separate lines (/etc/environment -by default)\&. You can change the default file to parse, with the +pairs on separate lines will be read\&. With the \fIenvfile\fR -flag and turn it on or off by setting the +option an alternate file can be specified\&. And with the \fIreadenv\fR -flag to 1 or 0 respectively\&. +option this can be completly disabled\&. +.PP +Third it will read a user configuration file ($HOME/\&.pam_environment +by default)\&. The default file file can be changed with the +\fIuser_envfile\fR +option and it can be turned on and off with the +\fIuser_readenv\fR +option\&. .PP Since setting of PAM environment variables can have side effects to other modules, this module should be the last one on the stack\&. .SH "OPTIONS" @@ -71,7 +79,11 @@ A lot of debug information is printed with .RS 4 Indicate an alternative environment -file to override the default\&. This can be useful when different services need different environments\&. +file to override the default\&. The syntax are simple +\fIKEY=VAL\fR +pairs on separate lines\&. The +\fIexport\fR +instruction can be specified for bash compatibility, but will be ignored\&. This can be useful when different services need different environments\&. .RE .PP \fBreadenv=\fR\fB\fI0|1\fR\fR @@ -83,7 +95,8 @@ Turns on or off the reading of the file specified by envfile (0 is off, 1 is on) .RS 4 Indicate an alternative \&.pam_environment -file to override the default\&. This can be useful when different services need different environments\&. The filename is relative to the user home directory\&. +file to override the default\&.The syntax is the same as for +\fI/etc/environment\fR\&. The filename is relative to the user home directory\&. This can be useful when different services need different environments\&. .RE .PP \fBuser_readenv=\fR\fB\fI0|1\fR\fR @@ -138,7 +151,8 @@ User specific environment file .PP \fBpam_env.conf\fR(5), \fBpam.d\fR(5), -\fBpam\fR(8)\&. +\fBpam\fR(8), +\fBenviron\fR(7)\&. .SH "AUTHOR" .PP pam_env was written by Dave Kinchlea <kinch@kinch\&.ark\&.com>\&. |