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@@ -1,161 +1,22 @@
+'\" t
.\" Title: pam_rhosts
.\" 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_RHOSTS" "8" "10/27/2010" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
+.TH "PAM_RHOSTS" "8" "09/19/2013" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
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.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * set default formatting
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -166,13 +27,11 @@
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
-.SH "Name"
+.SH "NAME"
pam_rhosts \- The rhosts PAM module
-.SH "Synopsis"
-.fam C
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBpam_rhosts\&.so\fR\ 'u
\fBpam_rhosts\&.so\fR
-.fam
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This module performs the standard network authentication for services, as used by traditional implementations of
@@ -182,10 +41,10 @@ and
etc\&.
.PP
The authentication mechanism of this module is based on the contents of two files;
-\FC/etc/hosts\&.equiv\F[]
+/etc/hosts\&.equiv
(or and
-\FC~/\&.rhosts\F[]\&. Firstly, hosts listed in the former file are treated as equivalent to the localhost\&. Secondly, entries in the user\'s own copy of the latter file is used to map "\fIremote\-host remote\-user\fR" pairs to that user\'s account on the current host\&. Access is granted to the user if their host is present in
-\FC/etc/hosts\&.equiv\F[]
+~/\&.rhosts\&. Firstly, hosts listed in the former file are treated as equivalent to the localhost\&. Secondly, entries in the user\*(Aqs own copy of the latter file is used to map "\fIremote\-host remote\-user\fR" pairs to that user\*(Aqs account on the current host\&. Access is granted to the user if their host is present in
+/etc/hosts\&.equiv
and their remote account is identical to their local one, or if their remote account has an entry in their personal configuration file\&.
.PP
The module authenticates a remote user (internally specified by the item
@@ -202,7 +61,7 @@ Print debug information\&.
.PP
\fBsilent\fR
.RS 4
-Don\'t print informative messages\&.
+Don\*(Aqt print informative messages\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBsuperuser=\fR\fB\fIaccount\fR\fR
@@ -220,8 +79,8 @@ module type is provided\&.
.PP
PAM_AUTH_ERR
.RS 4
-The remote host, remote user name or the local user name couldn\'t be determined or access was denied by
-\FC\&.rhosts\F[]
+The remote host, remote user name or the local user name couldn\*(Aqt be determined or access was denied by
+\&.rhosts
file\&.
.RE
.PP
@@ -232,26 +91,18 @@ User is not known to system\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
To grant a remote user access by
-\FC/etc/hosts\&.equiv\F[]
+/etc/hosts\&.equiv
or
-\FC\&.rhosts\F[]
+\&.rhosts
for
\fBrsh\fR
add the following lines to
-\FC/etc/pam\&.d/rsh\F[]:
+/etc/pam\&.d/rsh:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
-.fam C
-.ps -1
.nf
-.if t \{\
-.sp -1
-.\}
-.BB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
-.sp -1
-
#%PAM\-1\&.0
#
auth required pam_rhosts\&.so
@@ -259,20 +110,13 @@ auth required pam_nologin\&.so
auth required pam_env\&.so
auth required pam_unix\&.so
-.EB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
-.if t \{\
-.sp 1
-.\}
.fi
-.fam
-.ps +1
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
-
\fBrootok\fR(3),
\fBhosts.equiv\fR(5),
\fBrhosts\fR(5),