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Diffstat (limited to 'modules/pam_lastlog/pam_lastlog.8.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | modules/pam_lastlog/pam_lastlog.8.xml | 8 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/modules/pam_lastlog/pam_lastlog.8.xml b/modules/pam_lastlog/pam_lastlog.8.xml index ecac2664..77da9dbc 100644 --- a/modules/pam_lastlog/pam_lastlog.8.xml +++ b/modules/pam_lastlog/pam_lastlog.8.xml @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ <refnamediv id="pam_lastlog-name"> <refname>pam_lastlog</refname> - <refpurpose>PAM module to display date of last login</refpurpose> + <refpurpose>PAM module to display date of last login and perform inactive account lock out</refpurpose> </refnamediv> <refsynopsisdiv> @@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ Some applications may perform this function themselves. In such cases, this module is not necessary. </para> + <para> + If the module is called in the auth or account phase, the accounts that + were not used recently enough will be disallowed to log in. The + check is not performed for the root account so the root is never + locked out. + </para> </refsect1> <refsect1 id="pam_lastlog-options"> |