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+++ b/modules/pam_exec/pam_exec.8
@@ -1,161 +1,22 @@
+'\" t
.\" Title: pam_exec
.\" Author: [see the "AUTHOR" section]
-.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.74.0 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 10/27/2010
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.78.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\" Date: 09/19/2013
.\" Manual: Linux-PAM Manual
.\" Source: Linux-PAM Manual
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "PAM_EXEC" "8" "10/27/2010" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
+.TH "PAM_EXEC" "8" "09/19/2013" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
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+.ie \n(.g .ds Aq \(aq
+.el .ds Aq '
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * set default formatting
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -166,18 +27,16 @@
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
-.SH "Name"
+.SH "NAME"
pam_exec \- PAM module which calls an external command
-.SH "Synopsis"
-.fam C
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBpam_exec\&.so\fR\ 'u
-\fBpam_exec\&.so\fR [debug] [expose_authtok] [seteuid] [quiet] [log=\fIfile\fR] \fIcommand\fR [\fI\&.\&.\&.\fR]
-.fam
+\fBpam_exec\&.so\fR [debug] [expose_authtok] [seteuid] [quiet] [stdout] [log=\fIfile\fR] [type=\fItype\fR] \fIcommand\fR [\fI\&.\&.\&.\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
pam_exec is a PAM module that can be used to run an external command\&.
.PP
-The child\'s environment is set to the current PAM environment list, as returned by
+The child\*(Aqs environment is set to the current PAM environment list, as returned by
\fBpam_getenvlist\fR(3)
In addition, the following PAM items are exported as environment variables:
\fIPAM_RHOST\fR,
@@ -212,7 +71,20 @@ During authentication the calling command can read the password from
\fBlog=\fR\fB\fIfile\fR\fR
.RS 4
The output of the command is appended to
-\FCfile\F[]
+file
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBtype=\fR\fB\fItype\fR\fR
+.RS 4
+Only run the command if the module type matches the given type\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBstdout\fR
+.RS 4
+Per default the output of the executed command is written to
+/dev/null\&. With this option, the stdout output of the executed command is redirected to the calling application\&. It\*(Aqs in the responsibility of this application what happens with the output\&. The
+\fBlog\fR
+option is ignored\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBquiet\fR
@@ -251,37 +123,22 @@ A system error occurred or the command to execute failed\&.
.PP
PAM_IGNORE
.RS 4
-
\fBpam_setcred\fR
-was called, which does not execute the command\&.
+was called, which does not execute the command\&. Or, the value given for the type= parameter did not match the module type\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
Add the following line to
-\FC/etc/pam\&.d/passwd\F[]
+/etc/pam\&.d/passwd
to rebuild the NIS database after each local password change:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
-.fam C
-.ps -1
.nf
-.if t \{\
-.sp -1
-.\}
-.BB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
-.sp -1
-
password optional pam_exec\&.so seteuid /usr/bin/make \-C /var/yp
-.EB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
-.if t \{\
-.sp 1
-.\}
.fi
-.fam
-.ps +1
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
@@ -291,15 +148,9 @@ This will execute the command
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
-.fam C
-.ps -1
.nf
-.BB lightgray
make \-C /var/yp
-.EB lightgray
.fi
-.fam
-.ps +1
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
@@ -307,10 +158,9 @@ make \-C /var/yp
with effective user ID\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
-
\fBpam.conf\fR(5),
\fBpam.d\fR(5),
\fBpam\fR(8)
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
-pam_exec was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@thkukuk\&.de>\&.
+pam_exec was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@thkukuk\&.de> and Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett\&.org>\&.