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(I flushed out the description a bit more. It's now closer to the BLFS description.)
(I moved the "contents" section to PAM Library since that's where the files are actually installed.)
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== Introduction to Linux-PAM ==
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Linux-PAM contains Pluggable Authentication Modules. This is useful for enabling the local system administrator to choose how applications authenticate users. Linux-PAM itself is in the PAM Library package. However, as a result of installing PAM, you need to reinstall Shadow.
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== Sections of PAM ==
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The Files lists here are PAM specific builds, if you attempt this build without PAM, your results may not be favorable.
 
The Files lists here are PAM specific builds, if you attempt this build without PAM, your results may not be favorable.
  
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* [[Shadow]]
 
* [[Shadow]]
 
* [[PAM Configuration]]
 
* [[PAM Configuration]]
 
== Introduction to Linux-PAM ==
 
 
The Linux-PAM package contains Pluggable Authentication Modules. This is useful for enabling the local system administrator to choose how applications authenticate users.
 
 
= Contents =
 
 
Installed Program: pam_tally
 
 
Installed Libraries: libpam.{so,a}, libpamc.{so,a}, libpam_misc.{so,a}
 
 
Installed Directories: /etc/pam.d, /etc/security, /lib/security, /usr/include/security
 
 
=== Short Descriptions ===
 
 
pam_tally: is used to view or manipulate the faillog file.
 
 
libpam.{so,a}: provides the interfaces between applications and the PAM modules.
 
  
 
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* [[Main Page]]
 
* [[Main Page]]

Revision as of 15:12, 7 December 2006

Introduction to Linux-PAM

Linux-PAM contains Pluggable Authentication Modules. This is useful for enabling the local system administrator to choose how applications authenticate users. Linux-PAM itself is in the PAM Library package. However, as a result of installing PAM, you need to reinstall Shadow.

Sections of PAM

The Files lists here are PAM specific builds, if you attempt this build without PAM, your results may not be favorable.


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