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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY Linux_PAM-download-http "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/pre/library/Linux-PAM-&Linux_PAM-version;.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY Linux_PAM-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/pre/library/Linux-PAM-&Linux_PAM-version;.tar.bz2">
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9 | <!ENTITY Linux_PAM-size "364 KB">
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10 | <!ENTITY Linux_PAM-buildsize "6.1 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY Linux_PAM-time "0.07 SBU">
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12 | ]>
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13 |
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14 | <sect1 id="Linux_PAM" xreflabel="Linux-PAM-&Linux_PAM-version;">
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15 | <sect1info>
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16 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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17 | <date>$Date$</date>
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18 | </sect1info>
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19 | <?dbhtml filename="linux_pam.html"?>
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20 | <title>Linux-PAM-&Linux_PAM-version;</title>
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21 |
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22 | <sect2>
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23 | <title>Introduction to <application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application>
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24 | </title>
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25 |
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26 | <para>The <application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application> package
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27 | contains Pluggable Authentication Modules. This is useful to enable the local
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28 | system administrator to choose how applications authenticate users.</para>
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29 |
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30 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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31 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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32 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
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33 | url="&Linux_PAM-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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34 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
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35 | url="&Linux_PAM-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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36 | <listitem><para>Download size: &Linux_PAM-size;</para></listitem>
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37 | <listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
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38 | &Linux_PAM-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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39 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time:
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40 | &Linux_PAM-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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41 | </sect3>
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42 |
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43 | <sect3><title>Additional download</title>
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44 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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45 | <listitem><para>Required Patch: <ulink
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46 | url="&patch-root;/Linux-PAM-&Linux_PAM-version;-linkage-1.patch"/></para>
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47 | </listitem></itemizedlist>
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48 | </sect3>
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49 |
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50 | <sect3><title><application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application>
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51 | dependencies</title>
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52 | <sect4><title>Optional</title>
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53 | <para><xref linkend="cracklib"/> and <ulink
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54 | url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/sgmltools-lite/">sgmltools-lite</ulink>
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55 | </para></sect4>
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56 | </sect3>
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57 |
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58 | </sect2>
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59 |
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60 | <sect2>
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61 | <title>Installation of <application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application>
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62 | </title>
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63 |
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64 | <para>Install <application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application> by
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65 | running the following commands:</para>
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66 |
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67 | <screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../Linux-PAM-&Linux_PAM-version;-linkage-1.patch &&
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68 | autoconf &&
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69 | ./configure --enable-static-libpam --with-mailspool=/var/mail \
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70 | --enable-read-both-confs --sysconfdir=/etc &&
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71 | make &&
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72 | make install &&
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73 | mv /lib/libpam.a /lib/libpam_misc.a /lib/libpamc.a /usr/lib &&
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74 | ln -sf ../../lib/libpam.so.&Linux_PAM-version; /usr/lib/libpam.so &&
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75 | ln -sf ../../lib/libpam_misc.so.&Linux_PAM-version; /usr/lib/libpam_misc.so &&
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76 | ln -sf ../../lib/libpamc.so.&Linux_PAM-version; /usr/lib/libpamc.so</command></userinput></screen>
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77 |
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78 | </sect2>
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79 |
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80 | <sect2>
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81 | <title>Command explanations</title>
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82 |
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83 | <para><command>autoconf</command>: This is necessary because the patch
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84 | changes where <acronym>PAM</acronym> looks for the
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85 | <application>cracklib</application> libraries, requiring regeneration of the
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86 | configure script.</para>
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87 |
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88 | <para><option>--enable-static-libpam</option>: This switch builds
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89 | static <acronym>PAM</acronym> libraries as well as the dynamic libraries.</para>
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90 |
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91 | <para><parameter>--with-mailspool=/var/mail</parameter>: This switch makes
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92 | the mailspool directory <acronym>FHS</acronym> compliant.</para>
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93 |
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94 | <para><option>--enable-read-both-confs</option>: This switch lets the local
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95 | administrator choose which configuration file setup to use.</para>
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96 |
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97 | <para><command>mv /lib/libpam.a /lib/libpam_misc.a /lib/libpamc.a
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98 | /usr/lib</command>: This command moves the static libraries to
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99 | <filename>/usr/lib</filename> to comply with <acronym>FHS</acronym>
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100 | guidelines.</para>
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101 |
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102 | </sect2>
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103 |
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104 | <sect2>
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105 | <title>Configuring <application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application>
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106 | </title>
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107 |
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108 | <sect3><title>Config files</title>
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109 | <para><filename>/etc/pam.d/*</filename> or <filename>/etc/pam.conf</filename>
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110 | </para></sect3>
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111 |
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112 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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113 |
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114 | <para>Configuration information is placed in
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115 | <filename class='directory'>/etc/pam.d/</filename> or
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116 | <filename>/etc/pam.conf</filename> depending on user preference. Below are
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117 | example files of each type:</para>
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118 |
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119 | <screen># Begin /etc/pam.d/other
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120 |
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121 | auth required pam_unix.so nullok
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122 | account required pam_unix.so
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123 | session required pam_unix.so
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124 | password required pam_unix.so nullok
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125 |
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126 | # End /etc/pam.d/other
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127 |
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128 | # Begin /etc/pam.conf
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129 |
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130 | other auth required pam_unix.so nullok
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131 | other account required pam_unix.so
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132 | other session required pam_unix.so
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133 | other password required pam_unix.so nullok
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134 |
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135 | # End /etc/pam.conf</screen>
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136 |
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137 | <para>The <application><acronym>PAM</acronym></application> man page
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138 | (<command>man pam</command>) provides a good starting point for descriptions
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139 | of fields and allowable entries. The
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140 | <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/Linux-PAM-html/pam.html">
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141 | Linux-PAM guide for system administrators</ulink>
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142 | is recommended for further reading.</para>
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143 |
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144 | <para>Refer to
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145 | <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/modules.html"/>
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146 | for a list of various modules available.</para>
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147 |
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148 | </sect3>
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149 |
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150 | </sect2>
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151 |
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152 | <sect2>
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153 | <title>Contents</title>
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154 |
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155 | <para>The <application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application> package
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156 | contains <command>unix_chkpwd</command>,
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157 | <filename class="libraryfile">libpam</filename> libraries and
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158 | <acronym>PAM</acronym> modules.</para>
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159 |
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160 | </sect2>
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161 |
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162 | <sect2><title>Description</title>
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163 |
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164 | <sect3><title>unix-chkpwd</title>
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165 | <para><command>unix_chkpwd</command> checks user passwords that are stored
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166 | in read protected databases.</para></sect3>
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167 |
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168 | <sect3><title>libpam libraries</title>
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169 | <para><filename class="libraryfile">libpam</filename> libraries provide the
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170 | interfaces between applications and the <acronym>PAM</acronym> modules.</para>
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171 | </sect3>
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172 |
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173 | <sect3><title><acronym>PAM</acronym> modules</title>
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174 | <para><acronym>PAM</acronym> modules are the Pluggable Authentication Modules
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175 | installed in <filename class='directory'>/lib/security/</filename>.</para>
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176 | </sect3>
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177 |
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178 | </sect2>
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179 |
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180 | </sect1>
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181 |
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