From 9fb7bba9bd09a2c18d78700739f4500d372e95a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Andrew G. Morgan" Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 08:02:08 +0000 Subject: Relevant BUGIDs: 109219 Purpose of commit: documentation Commit summary: --------------- Jan had a comment to address this PR. --- CHANGELOG | 1 + doc/modules/pam_mail.sgml | 7 ++++++- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG index 0b026dee..b75ffb06 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG +++ b/CHANGELOG @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Where you should replace XXXXX with a bug-id. 0.73: please submit patches for this section with actual code/doc patches! +* documented Qmail support in pam_mail (Bug 109219 - baggins) * add change_uid option to pam_limits, and set real uid only if this option is present (Bug 124062 - baggins) * pam_limits - set real uid to the user for who we set limits. diff --git a/doc/modules/pam_mail.sgml b/doc/modules/pam_mail.sgml index 064b9ffa..a7698d3a 100644 --- a/doc/modules/pam_mail.sgml +++ b/doc/modules/pam_mail.sgml @@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ login session optional pam_mail.so +

+Note, if the mail spool file (be it /var/spool/mail/$USER or +a pathname given with the dir= parameter) is a directory then +pam_mail assumes it is in the Qmail Maildir format. +

Note, some applications may perform this function themselves. In such cases, this module is not necessary. @@ -130,7 +135,7 @@ cases, this module is not necessary.

Then authentication companent works the same as the session component, -expect that everything is done during the pam_setcred() phase. +except that everything is done during the pam_setcred() phase.