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diff --git a/modules/pam_group/pam_group.8 b/modules/pam_group/pam_group.8 index 435bb3b..c57ebef 100644 --- a/modules/pam_group/pam_group.8 +++ b/modules/pam_group/pam_group.8 @@ -1,161 +1,22 @@ +'\" t .\" Title: pam_group .\" Author: [see the "AUTHORS" section] -.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.74.0 <http://docbook.sf.net/> -.\" Date: 06/21/2011 +.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.78.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> +.\" Date: 09/19/2013 .\" Manual: Linux-PAM Manual .\" Source: Linux-PAM Manual .\" Language: English .\" -.TH "PAM_GROUP" "8" "06/21/2011" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux-PAM Manual" +.TH "PAM_GROUP" "8" "09/19/2013" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux-PAM Manual" .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- -.\" * (re)Define some macros +.\" * Define some portability stuff .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.\" toupper - uppercase a string (locale-aware) +.\" http://bugs.debian.org/507673 +.\" http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2009-02/msg00013.html .\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.de toupper -.tr aAbBcCdDeEfFgGhHiIjJkKlLmMnNoOpPqQrRsStTuUvVwWxXyYzZ -\\$* -.tr aabbccddeeffgghhiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzz -.. -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.\" SH-xref - format a cross-reference to an SH section -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.de SH-xref -.ie n \{\ -.\} -.toupper \\$* -.el \{\ -\\$* -.\} -.. -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.\" SH - level-one heading that works better for non-TTY output -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.de1 SH -.\" put an extra blank line of space above the head in non-TTY output -.if t \{\ -.sp 1 -.\} -.sp \\n[PD]u -.nr an-level 1 -.set-an-margin -.nr an-prevailing-indent \\n[IN] -.fi -.in \\n[an-margin]u -.ti 0 -.HTML-TAG ".NH \\n[an-level]" -.it 1 an-trap -.nr an-no-space-flag 1 -.nr an-break-flag 1 -\." make the size of the head bigger -.ps +3 -.ft B -.ne (2v + 1u) -.ie n \{\ -.\" if n (TTY output), use uppercase -.toupper \\$* -.\} -.el \{\ -.nr an-break-flag 0 -.\" if not n (not TTY), use normal case (not uppercase) -\\$1 -.in \\n[an-margin]u -.ti 0 -.\" if not n (not TTY), put a border/line under subheading -.sp -.6 -\l'\n(.lu' -.\} -.. -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.\" SS - level-two heading that works better for non-TTY output -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.de1 SS -.sp \\n[PD]u -.nr an-level 1 -.set-an-margin -.nr an-prevailing-indent \\n[IN] -.fi -.in \\n[IN]u -.ti \\n[SN]u -.it 1 an-trap -.nr an-no-space-flag 1 -.nr an-break-flag 1 -.ps \\n[PS-SS]u -\." make the size of the head bigger -.ps +2 -.ft B -.ne (2v + 1u) -.if \\n[.$] \&\\$* -.. -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.\" BB/BE - put background/screen (filled box) around block of text -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.de BB -.if t \{\ -.sp -.5 -.br -.in +2n -.ll -2n -.gcolor red -.di BX -.\} -.. -.de EB -.if t \{\ -.if "\\$2"adjust-for-leading-newline" \{\ -.sp -1 -.\} -.br -.di -.in -.ll -.gcolor -.nr BW \\n(.lu-\\n(.i -.nr BH \\n(dn+.5v -.ne \\n(BHu+.5v -.ie "\\$2"adjust-for-leading-newline" \{\ -\M[\\$1]\h'1n'\v'+.5v'\D'P \\n(BWu 0 0 \\n(BHu -\\n(BWu 0 0 -\\n(BHu'\M[] -.\} -.el \{\ -\M[\\$1]\h'1n'\v'-.5v'\D'P \\n(BWu 0 0 \\n(BHu -\\n(BWu 0 0 -\\n(BHu'\M[] -.\} -.in 0 -.sp -.5v -.nf -.BX -.in -.sp .5v -.fi -.\} -.. -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.\" BM/EM - put colored marker in margin next to block of text -.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.de BM -.if t \{\ -.br -.ll -2n -.gcolor red -.di BX -.\} -.. -.de EM -.if t \{\ -.br -.di -.ll -.gcolor -.nr BH \\n(dn -.ne \\n(BHu -\M[\\$1]\D'P -.75n 0 0 \\n(BHu -(\\n[.i]u - \\n(INu - .75n) 0 0 -\\n(BHu'\M[] -.in 0 -.nf -.BX -.in -.fi -.\} -.. +.ie \n(.g .ds Aq \(aq +.el .ds Aq ' .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * set default formatting .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -166,21 +27,19 @@ .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE * .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- -.SH "Name" +.SH "NAME" pam_group \- PAM module for group access -.SH "Synopsis" -.fam C +.SH "SYNOPSIS" .HP \w'\fBpam_group\&.so\fR\ 'u \fBpam_group\&.so\fR -.fam .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP The pam_group PAM module does not authenticate the user, but instead it grants group memberships (in the credential setting phase of the authentication module) to the user\&. Such memberships are based on the service they are applying for\&. .PP By default rules for group memberships are taken from config file -\FC/etc/security/group\&.conf\F[]\&. +/etc/security/group\&.conf\&. .PP -This module\'s usefulness relies on the file\-systems accessible to the user\&. The point being that once granted the membership of a group, the user may attempt to create a +This module\*(Aqs usefulness relies on the file\-systems accessible to the user\&. The point being that once granted the membership of a group, the user may attempt to create a \fBsetgid\fR binary with a restricted group ownership\&. Later, when the user is not given membership to this group, they can recover group membership with the precompiled binary\&. The reason that the file\-systems that the user has access to are so significant, is the fact that when a system is mounted \fInosuid\fR @@ -188,11 +47,11 @@ the user is unable to create or execute such a binary file\&. For this module to \fInosuid\fR\&. .PP The pam_group module functions in parallel with the -\FC/etc/group\F[] +/etc/group file\&. If the user is granted any groups based on the behavior of this module, they are granted \fIin addition\fR to those entries -\FC/etc/group\F[] +/etc/group (or equivalent)\&. .SH "OPTIONS" .PP @@ -226,7 +85,6 @@ Group membership was not granted\&. .PP PAM_IGNORE .RS 4 - \fBpam_sm_authenticate\fR was called which does nothing\&. .RE @@ -237,13 +95,12 @@ The user is not known to the system\&. .RE .SH "FILES" .PP -\FC/etc/security/group\&.conf\F[] +/etc/security/group\&.conf .RS 4 Default configuration file .RE .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP - \fBgroup.conf\fR(5), \fBpam.d\fR(5), \fBpam\fR(8)\&. |