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@@ -1,161 +1,22 @@
+'\" t
.\" Title: pam_mail
.\" Author: [see the "AUTHOR" 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_MAIL" "8" "06/21/2011" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
+.TH "PAM_MAIL" "8" "09/19/2013" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
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.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * set default formatting
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -166,22 +27,20 @@
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
-.SH "Name"
+.SH "NAME"
pam_mail \- Inform about available mail
-.SH "Synopsis"
-.fam C
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBpam_mail\&.so\fR\ 'u
\fBpam_mail\&.so\fR [close] [debug] [dir=\fImaildir\fR] [empty] [hash=\fIcount\fR] [noenv] [nopen] [quiet] [standard]
-.fam
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The pam_mail PAM module provides the "you have new mail" service to the user\&. It can be plugged into any application that has credential or session hooks\&. It gives a single message indicating the
\fInewness\fR
-of any mail it finds in the user\'s mail folder\&. This module also sets the PAM environment variable,
-\fBMAIL\fR, to the user\'s mail directory\&.
+of any mail it finds in the user\*(Aqs mail folder\&. This module also sets the PAM environment variable,
+\fBMAIL\fR, to the user\*(Aqs mail directory\&.
.PP
If the mail spool file (be it
-\FC/var/mail/$USER\F[]
+/var/mail/$USER
or a pathname given with the
\fBdir=\fR
parameter) is a directory then pam_mail assumes it is in the
@@ -202,11 +61,11 @@ Print debug information\&.
.PP
\fBdir=\fR\fB\fImaildir\fR\fR
.RS 4
-Look for the users\' mail in an alternative location defined by
-\FCmaildir/<login>\F[]\&. The default location for mail is
-\FC/var/mail/<login>\F[]\&. Note, if the supplied
-\FCmaildir\F[]
-is prefixed by a \'~\', the directory is interpreted as indicating a file in the user\'s home directory\&.
+Look for the users\*(Aq mail in an alternative location defined by
+maildir/<login>\&. The default location for mail is
+/var/mail/<login>\&. Note, if the supplied
+maildir
+is prefixed by a \*(Aq~\*(Aq, the directory is interpreted as indicating a file in the user\*(Aqs home directory\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBempty\fR
@@ -219,7 +78,7 @@ Also print message if user has no mail\&.
Mail directory hash depth\&. For example, a
\fIhashcount\fR
of 2 would make the mail file be
-\FC/var/spool/mail/u/s/user\F[]\&.
+/var/spool/mail/u/s/user\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBnoenv\fR
@@ -231,7 +90,7 @@ environment variable\&.
.PP
\fBnopen\fR
.RS 4
-Don\'t print any mail information on login\&. This flag is useful to get the
+Don\*(Aqt print any mail information on login\&. This flag is useful to get the
\fBMAIL\fR
environment variable set, but to not display any information about it\&.
.RE
@@ -243,7 +102,7 @@ Only report when there is new mail\&.
.PP
\fBstandard\fR
.RS 4
-Old style "You have\&.\&.\&." format which doesn\'t show the mail spool being used\&. This also implies "empty"\&.
+Old style "You have\&.\&.\&." format which doesn\*(Aqt show the mail spool being used\&. This also implies "empty"\&.
.RE
.SH "MODULE TYPES PROVIDED"
.PP
@@ -276,37 +135,22 @@ User not known\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
Add the following line to
-\FC/etc/pam\&.d/login\F[]
+/etc/pam\&.d/login
to indicate that the user has new mail when they login to the system\&.
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
-.fam C
-.ps -1
.nf
-.if t \{\
-.sp -1
-.\}
-.BB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
-.sp -1
-
session optional pam_mail\&.so standard
-.EB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
-.if t \{\
-.sp 1
-.\}
.fi
-.fam
-.ps +1
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
-
\fBpam.conf\fR(5),
\fBpam.d\fR(5),
\fBpam\fR(8)