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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd">
+
+<refentry id="pam_env.conf">
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>pam_env.conf</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">Linux-PAM Manual</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>pam_env.conf</refname>
+ <refpurpose>the environment variables config file</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+
+ <refsect1 id='pam_env.conf-description'>
+ <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The <filename>/etc/security/pam_env.conf</filename> file specifies
+ the environment variables to be set, unset or modified by
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam_env</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ When someone logs in, this file is read and the environment
+ variables are set according.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Each line starts with the variable name, there are then two possible
+ options for each variable DEFAULT and OVERRIDE. DEFAULT allows and
+ administrator to set the value of the variable to some default
+ value, if none is supplied then the empty string is assumed. The
+ OVERRIDE option tells pam_env that it should enter in its value
+ (overriding the default value) if there is one to use. OVERRIDE is
+ not used, "" is assumed and no override will be done.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <replaceable>VARIABLE</replaceable>
+ [<replaceable>DEFAULT=[value]</replaceable>]
+ [<replaceable>OVERRIDE=[value]</replaceable>]
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ (Possibly non-existent) environment variables may be used in values
+ using the ${string} syntax and (possibly non-existent) PAM_ITEMs may
+ be used in values using the @{string} syntax. Both the $ and @
+ characters can be backslash escaped to be used as literal values
+ values can be delimited with "", escaped " not supported.
+ Note that many environment variables that you would like to use
+ may not be set by the time the module is called.
+ For example, HOME is used below several times, but
+ many PAM applications don't make it available by the time you need it.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The "<emphasis>#</emphasis>" character at start of line (no space
+ at front) can be used to mark this line as a comment line.
+ </para>
+
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id="pam_env.conf-examples">
+ <title>EXAMPLES</title>
+ <para>
+ These are some example lines which might be specified in
+ <filename>/etc/security/pam_env.conf</filename>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Set the REMOTEHOST variable for any hosts that are remote, default
+ to "localhost" rather than not being set at all
+ </para>
+ <programlisting>
+ REMOTEHOST DEFAULT=localhost OVERRIDE=@{PAM_RHOST}
+ </programlisting>
+
+ <para>
+ Set the DISPLAY variable if it seems reasonable
+ </para>
+ <programlisting>
+ DISPLAY DEFAULT=${REMOTEHOST}:0.0 OVERRIDE=${DISPLAY}
+ </programlisting>
+
+ <para>
+ Now some simple variables
+ </para>
+ <programlisting>
+ PAGER DEFAULT=less
+ MANPAGER DEFAULT=less
+ LESS DEFAULT="M q e h15 z23 b80"
+ NNTPSERVER DEFAULT=localhost
+ PATH DEFAULT=${HOME}/bin:/usr/local/bin:/bin\
+ :/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin/X11:/usr/bin/X11
+ </programlisting>
+
+ <para>
+ Silly examples of escaped variables, just to show how they work.
+ </para>
+ <programlisting>
+ DOLLAR DEFAULT=\$
+ DOLLARDOLLAR DEFAULT= OVERRIDE=\$${DOLLAR}
+ DOLLARPLUS DEFAULT=\${REMOTEHOST}${REMOTEHOST}
+ ATSIGN DEFAULT="" OVERRIDE=\@
+ </programlisting>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id="pam_env.conf-see_also">
+ <title>SEE ALSO</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam_env</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id="pam_env.conf-author">
+ <title>AUTHOR</title>
+ <para>
+ pam_env was written by Dave Kinchlea &lt;kinch@kinch.ark.com&gt;.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>