glfs/postlfs/security/pam/linux_pam-config.xml
Tushar Teredesai 4772256ecf Added link to PAM modules
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<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application>
</title>
<sect3><title>Config files</title>
<para><filename>/etc/pam.d</filename> or <filename>/etc/pam.conf</filename>
</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
<para>Configuration information is placed in <filename>/etc/pam.d</filename> or
<filename>/etc/pam.conf</filename> depending on the application that is using
<application><acronym>PAM</acronym></application>. Below are example files of
each type:</para>
<screen># Begin /etc/pam.d/other
auth required pam_unix.so nullok
account required pam_unix.so
session required pam_unix.so
password required pam_unix.so nullok
# End /etc/pam.d/other
# Begin /etc/pam.conf
other auth required pam_unix.so nullok
other account required pam_unix.so
other session required pam_unix.so
other password required pam_unix.so nullok
# End /etc/pam.conf</screen>
<para>The <application><acronym>PAM</acronym></application> man page
(<command>man pam</command>) provides a good starting point for descriptions
of fields and allowable entries. The
<ulink url="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/Linux-PAM-html/pam.html">
Linux-PAM guide for system administrators</ulink>
is recommended for further reading.</para>
<para>Refer to <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/modules.html"/>
for a list of various modules available.</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>