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diff --git a/modules/pam_securetty/pam_securetty.8 b/modules/pam_securetty/pam_securetty.8 index c897dca..fb09e0c 100644 --- a/modules/pam_securetty/pam_securetty.8 +++ b/modules/pam_securetty/pam_securetty.8 @@ -1,161 +1,22 @@ +'\" t .\" Title: pam_securetty .\" 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_SECURETTY" "8" "06/21/2011" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual" +.TH "PAM_SECURETTY" "8" "09/19/2013" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual" .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- -.\" * (re)Define some macros +.\" * Define some portability stuff .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.\" toupper - 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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 .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -166,22 +27,20 @@ .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE * .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- -.SH "Name" +.SH "NAME" pam_securetty \- Limit root login to special devices -.SH "Synopsis" -.fam C +.SH "SYNOPSIS" .HP \w'\fBpam_securetty\&.so\fR\ 'u \fBpam_securetty\&.so\fR [debug] -.fam .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP pam_securetty is a PAM module that allows root logins only if the user is logging in on a "secure" tty, as defined by the listing in -\FC/etc/securetty\F[]\&. pam_securetty also checks to make sure that -\FC/etc/securetty\F[] +/etc/securetty\&. pam_securetty also checks to make sure that +/etc/securetty is a plain file and not world writable\&. It will also allow root logins on the tty specified with \fBconsole=\fR switch on the kernel command line and on ttys from the -\FC/sys/class/tty/console/active\F[]\&. +/sys/class/tty/console/active\&. .PP This module has no effect on non\-root users and requires that the application fills in the \fBPAM_TTY\fR @@ -202,7 +61,7 @@ Print debug information\&. \fBnoconsole\fR .RS 4 Do not automatically allow root logins on the kernel console device, as specified on the kernel command line or by the sys file, if it is not also specified in the -\FC/etc/securetty\F[] +/etc/securetty file\&. .RE .SH "MODULE TYPES PROVIDED" @@ -220,7 +79,7 @@ The user is allowed to continue authentication\&. Either the user is not root, o PAM_AUTH_ERR .RS 4 Authentication is rejected\&. Either root is attempting to log in via an unacceptable device, or the -\FC/etc/securetty\F[] +/etc/securetty file is world writable or not a normal file\&. .RE .PP @@ -231,49 +90,32 @@ An application error occurred\&. pam_securetty was not able to get information i .PP PAM_SERVICE_ERR .RS 4 -An error occurred while the module was determining the user\'s name or tty, or the module could not open -\FC/etc/securetty\F[]\&. +An error occurred while the module was determining the user\*(Aqs name or tty, or the module could not open +/etc/securetty\&. .RE .PP PAM_USER_UNKNOWN .RS 4 The module could not find the user name in the -\FC/etc/passwd\F[] +/etc/passwd file to verify whether the user had a UID of 0\&. Therefore, the results of running this module are ignored\&. .RE .SH "EXAMPLES" .PP - -.sp .if n \{\ .RS 4 .\} -.fam C -.ps -1 .nf -.if t \{\ -.sp -1 -.\} -.BB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline -.sp -1 - auth required pam_securetty\&.so auth required pam_unix\&.so -.EB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline -.if t \{\ -.sp 1 -.\} .fi -.fam -.ps +1 .if n \{\ .RE .\} .sp .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP - \fBsecuretty\fR(5), \fBpam.conf\fR(5), \fBpam.d\fR(5), |