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diff --git a/contrib/libpam/doc/modules/pam_pwdb.sgml b/contrib/libpam/doc/modules/pam_pwdb.sgml index c9f7bff1124a..625572064bb2 100644 --- a/contrib/libpam/doc/modules/pam_pwdb.sgml +++ b/contrib/libpam/doc/modules/pam_pwdb.sgml @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ <!-- - $Id: pam_pwdb.sgml,v 1.3 1997/04/05 06:50:42 morgan Exp morgan $ + $Id: pam_pwdb.sgml,v 1.2 2001/03/19 01:46:41 agmorgan Exp $ - This file was written by Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@parc.power.net> + This file was written by Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org> --> <sect1>The Password-Database module @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pam_pwdb <tag><bf>Author:</bf></tag> Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com> <newline> -and Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@parc.power.net> +and Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org> <tag><bf>Maintainer:</bf></tag> Authors. @@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ This module is a pluggable replacement for the <tt/pam_unix_../ modules. It uses the generic interface of the <em/Password Database/ library <tt><htmlurl -url="http://parc.power.net/morgan/libpwdb/index.html" -name="http://parc.power.net/morgan/libpwdb/index.html"></tt>. +url="http://linux.kernel.org/morgan/libpwdb/index.html" +name="http://linux.kernel.org/morgan/libpwdb/index.html"></tt>. <sect2>Account component @@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ login account required pam_pwdb.so <tt/use_first_pass/; <tt/try_first_pass/; <tt/nullok/; -<tt/nodelay/ +<tt/nodelay/; +<tt/likeauth/ <tag><bf>Description:</bf></tag> @@ -141,6 +142,12 @@ it. It is called transparently on behalf of the user by the authenticating component of this module. In this way it is possible for applications like <em>xlock</em> to work without being setuid-root. +<p> +The <tt>likeauth</tt> argument makes the module return the same value +when called as a credential setting module and an authentication +module. This will help libpam take a sane path through the auth +component of your configuration file. + <tag><bf>Examples/suggested usage:</bf></tag> The correct functionality of this module is dictated by having an |