Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:10:00 +0000 (UTC) From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r194529 - head/lib/libpam/modules/pam_unix Message-ID: <200906201010.n5KAA1wX071066@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: des Date: Sat Jun 20 10:09:59 2009 New Revision: 194529 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/194529 Log: Rewrap; this was getting painful. Translators can ignore this. MFC after: 1 week Modified: head/lib/libpam/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.8 Modified: head/lib/libpam/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.8 ============================================================================== --- head/lib/libpam/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.8 Sat Jun 20 10:06:10 2009 (r194528) +++ head/lib/libpam/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.8 Sat Jun 20 10:09:59 2009 (r194529) @@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ The authentication service module for PAM, .Nm provides functionality for three PAM categories: -authentication, -account management, and password management. +authentication, account management, and password management. In terms of the .Ar module-type parameter, they are the @@ -66,14 +65,13 @@ It also provides a null function for ses .Ss Ux Ss Authentication Module The .Ux -authentication component -provides functions to verify the identity of a user +authentication component provides functions to verify the identity of +a user .Pq Fn pam_sm_authenticate , which obtains the relevant .Xr passwd 5 entry. -It prompts the user for a password -and verifies that this is correct with +It prompts the user for a password and verifies that this is correct with .Xr crypt 3 . .Pp The following options may be passed to the authentication module: @@ -84,64 +82,46 @@ debugging information at .Dv LOG_DEBUG level. .It Cm use_first_pass -If the authentication module -is not the first in the stack, -and a previous module -obtained the user's password, -that password is used -to authenticate the user. -If this fails, -the authentication module returns failure -without prompting the user for a password. -This option has no effect -if the authentication module -is the first in the stack, -or if no previous modules -obtained the user's password. +If the authentication module is not the first in the stack, and a +previous module obtained the user's password, that password is used to +authenticate the user. +If this fails, the authentication module returns failure without +prompting the user for a password. +This option has no effect if the authentication module is the first in +the stack, or if no previous modules obtained the user's password. .It Cm try_first_pass This option is similar to the .Cm use_first_pass -option, -except that if the previously obtained password fails, -the user is prompted for another password. +option, except that if the previously obtained password fails, the +user is prompted for another password. .It Cm auth_as_self -This option will require the user -to authenticate themselves as themselves, -not as the account they are attempting to access. +This option will require the user to authenticate themselves as +themselves, not as the account they are attempting to access. This is primarily for services like .Xr su 1 , -where the user's ability to retype -their own password -might be deemed sufficient. +where the user's ability to retype their own password might be deemed +sufficient. .It Cm nullok -If the password database -has no password -for the entity being authenticated, -then this option -will forgo password prompting, -and silently allow authentication to succeed. +If the password database has no password for the entity being +authenticated, then this option will forgo password prompting, and +silently allow authentication to succeed. .It Cm local_pass -Use only the local password database, -even if NIS is in use. -This will cause an authentication failure -if the system is configured +Use only the local password database, even if NIS is in use. +This will cause an authentication failure if the system is configured to only use NIS. .It Cm nis_pass Use only the NIS password database. -This will cause an authentication failure -if the system is not configured -to use NIS. +This will cause an authentication failure if the system is not +configured to use NIS. .El .Ss Ux Ss Account Management Module The .Ux -account management component -provides a function to perform account management, +account management component provides a function to perform account +management, .Fn pam_sm_acct_mgmt . -The function verifies -that the authenticated user -is allowed to log into the local user account -by checking the following criteria: +The function verifies that the authenticated user is allowed to log +into the local user account by checking the following criteria: .Bl -dash -offset indent .It locked status of the account compatible with @@ -166,8 +146,8 @@ level. .Ss Ux Ss Password Management Module The .Ux -password management component -provides a function to perform password management, +password management component provides a function to perform password +management, .Fn pam_sm_chauthtok . The function changes the user's password. @@ -181,17 +161,14 @@ debugging information at level. .It Cm no_warn suppress warning messages to the user. -These messages include -reasons why the user's -authentication attempt was declined. +These messages include reasons why the user's authentication attempt +was declined. .It Cm local_pass -forces the password module -to change a local password -in favour of a NIS one. +forces the password module to change a local password in favour of a +NIS one. .It Cm nis_pass -forces the password module -to change a NIS password -in favour of a local one. +forces the password module to change a NIS password in favour of a +local one. .El .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width ".Pa /etc/master.passwd" -compact
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