3 files changed, 24 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/modules/pam_group/group.conf b/modules/pam_group/group.conf
index b766becb..7c07a260 100644
--- a/modules/pam_group/group.conf
+++ b/modules/pam_group/group.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# This is the configuration file for the pam_group module. 
+# This is the configuration file for the pam_group module.
 #
 
 #
@@ -95,5 +95,12 @@
 #xsh; tty* ;*;Al0900-1800;floppy
 
 #
+# yet another example: any member of the group 'admin' running
+# 'xsh' on tty*, is granted access (at any time) to the group 'plugdev'
+#
+
+#xsh; tty* ;%admin;Al0000-2400;plugdev
+
+#
 # End of group.conf file
 #
diff --git a/modules/pam_group/group.conf.5.xml b/modules/pam_group/group.conf.5.xml
index 9c008eb0..3a7e3f5d 100644
--- a/modules/pam_group/group.conf.5.xml
+++ b/modules/pam_group/group.conf.5.xml
@@ -52,13 +52,15 @@
 
     <para>
       The third field, the <replaceable>users</replaceable>
-      field, is a logic list of users or a netgroup of users to whom this
-      rule applies.
+      field, is a logic list of users, or a UNIX group, or a netgroup of
+      users to whom this rule applies. Group names are preceded by a '%'
+      symbol, while netgroup names are preceded by a '@' symbol.
     </para>
 
     <para>
       For these items the simple wildcard '*' may be used only once.
-      With netgroups no wildcards or logic operators are allowed.
+      With UNIX groups or netgroups no wildcards or logic operators
+      are allowed.
     </para>
 
     <para>
@@ -111,6 +113,14 @@
 xsh; tty* ;sword;!Wk0900-1800;games, sound
 xsh; tty* ;*;Al0900-1800;floppy
     </programlisting>
+    <para>
+      Any member of the group 'admin' running 'xsh' on tty*,
+      is granted access (at any time) to the group 'plugdev'
+    </para>
+    <programlisting>
+xsh; tty* ;%admin;Al0000-2400;plugdev
+     </programlisting>
+
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1 id="group.conf-see_also">
diff --git a/modules/pam_group/pam_group.c b/modules/pam_group/pam_group.c
index 3dc7f78e..310b2622 100644
--- a/modules/pam_group/pam_group.c
+++ b/modules/pam_group/pam_group.c
@@ -660,6 +660,9 @@ static int check_account(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *service,
 	/* If buffer starts with @, we are using netgroups */
 	if (buffer[0] == '@')
 	  good &= innetgr (&buffer[1], NULL, user, NULL);
+	/* otherwise, if the buffer starts with %, it's a UNIX group */
+	else if (buffer[0] == '%')
+          good &= pam_modutil_user_in_group_nam_nam(pamh, user, &buffer[1]);
 	else
 	  good &= logic_field(pamh,user, buffer, count, is_same);
 	D(("with user: %s", good ? "passes":"fails" ));