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@@ -10,8 +10,16 @@ RECOGNIZED ARGUMENTS:
is no default; the module will return PAM_IGNORE if
no database is provided.
+ crypt=[mode] indicates whether encrypted or plaintext passwords
+ are stored in the database. If [mode] is "crypt",
+ passwords should be stored in the database in
+ crypt(3) form. If [mode] is "none" or any other
+ value, passwords should be stored in the database in
+ plaintext.
+
icase make the password verification to be case insensitive
(ie when working with registration numbers and such)
+ only works with plaintext password storage.
dump dump all the entries in the database to the log (eek,
don't do this by default!)