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diff --git a/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.8.xml b/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.8.xml
index 290cb2b9..a726e5e7 100644
--- a/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.8.xml
+++ b/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.8.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- The session component of this module logs when a user logins
+ The session component of this module logs when a user logins
or leave the system.
</para>
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
password to the one provided by a previously stacked
<option>password</option> module (this is used in the
example of the stacking of the <command>pam_cracklib</command>
- module documented above).
+ module documented below).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -266,7 +266,9 @@
<para>
When a user changes their password next,
encrypt it with the SHA256 algorithm. If the
- SHA256 algorithm is not known to the libcrypt,
+ SHA256 algorithm is not known to the <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>crypt</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry> function,
fall back to MD5.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -279,7 +281,24 @@
<para>
When a user changes their password next,
encrypt it with the SHA512 algorithm. If the
- SHA512 algorithm is not known to the libcrypt,
+ SHA512 algorithm is not known to the <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>crypt</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry> function,
+ fall back to MD5.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>blowfish</option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ When a user changes their password next,
+ encrypt it with the blowfish algorithm. If the
+ SHA512 algorithm is not known to the <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>crypt</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry> function,
fall back to MD5.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -290,8 +309,9 @@
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Set the optional number of rounds of the SHA256 and SHA512
- password hashing algorithms to <replaceable>n</replaceable>.
+ Set the optional number of rounds of the SHA256, SHA512
+ and blowfish password hashing algorithms to
+ <replaceable>n</replaceable>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -301,7 +321,7 @@
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Ignore errors reading shadow inforation for
+ Ignore errors reading shadow information for
users in the account management module.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -314,10 +334,11 @@
</para>
</refsect1>
- <refsect1 id="pam_unix-services">
- <title>MODULE SERVICES PROVIDED</title>
+ <refsect1 id="pam_unix-types">
+ <title>MODULE TYPES PROVIDED</title>
<para>
- All service are supported.
+ All module types (<option>account</option>, <option>auth</option>,
+ <option>password</option> and <option>session</option>) are provided.
</para>
</refsect1>
@@ -361,7 +382,7 @@ session required pam_unix.so
<refentrytitle>pam.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
- <refentrytitle>pam.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ <refentrytitle>pam.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>pam</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>