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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 "332 KB">
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10 | <!ENTITY Linux_PAM-buildsize "4.1 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 | <?dbhtml filename="linux_pam.html"?>
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16 | <title>Linux-PAM-&Linux_PAM-version;</title>
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17 |
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18 | <sect2>
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19 | <title>Introduction to <application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application>
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20 | </title>
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21 |
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22 | <para>The <application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application> package
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23 | contains Pluggable Authentication Modules. This is useful to enable the local
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24 | system administrator to choose how applications authenticate users.</para>
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25 |
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26 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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27 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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28 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
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29 | url="&Linux_PAM-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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30 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
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31 | url="&Linux_PAM-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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32 | <listitem><para>Download size: &Linux_PAM-size;</para></listitem>
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33 | <listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
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34 | &Linux_PAM-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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35 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time:
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36 | &Linux_PAM-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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37 | </sect3>
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38 |
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39 | <sect3><title>Additional download</title>
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40 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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41 | <listitem><para>Required Patch: <ulink
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42 | url="&patch-root;/Linux-PAM-&Linux_PAM-version;-linkage-3.patch"/></para></listitem>
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43 | </itemizedlist>
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44 | </sect3>
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45 |
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46 | <sect3><title><application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application> dependencies</title>
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47 | <sect4><title>Optional</title>
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48 | <para><xref linkend="cracklib"/></para></sect4>
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49 | </sect3>
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50 |
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51 | </sect2>
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52 |
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53 | <sect2>
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54 | <title>Installation of <application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application>
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55 | </title>
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56 |
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57 | <para>Install <application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application> by
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58 | running the following commands:</para>
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59 |
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60 | <screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../Linux-PAM-&Linux_PAM-version;-linkage-3.patch &&
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61 | autoconf &&
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62 | ./configure --enable-static-libpam --with-mailspool=/var/mail \
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63 | --enable-read-both-confs --sysconfdir=/etc &&
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64 | make &&
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65 | make install &&
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66 | mv /lib/libpam.a /lib/libpam_misc.a /lib/libpamc.a /usr/lib &&
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67 | ln -sf ../../lib/libpam.so.&Linux_PAM-version; /usr/lib/libpam.so &&
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68 | ln -sf ../../lib/libpam_misc.so.&Linux_PAM-version; /usr/lib/libpam_misc.so &&
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69 | ln -sf ../../lib/libpamc.so.&Linux_PAM-version; /usr/lib/libpamc.so</command></userinput></screen>
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70 |
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71 | </sect2>
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72 |
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73 | <sect2>
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74 | <title>Command explanations</title>
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75 |
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76 | <para><command>autoconf</command>: This is necessary because the patch
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77 | changes where <acronym>PAM</acronym> looks for the cracklib libraries,
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78 | requiring regeneration of the configure script.</para>
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79 |
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80 | <para><option>--enable-static-libpam</option>: This switch builds
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81 | static <acronym>PAM</acronym> libraries as well as the dynamic libraries.</para>
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82 |
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83 | <para><parameter>--with-mailspool=/var/mail</parameter>: This switch makes
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84 | the mailspool directory <acronym>FHS</acronym> compliant.</para>
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85 |
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86 | <para><option>--enable-read-both-confs</option>: This switch lets the local
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87 | administrator choose which configuration file setup to use.</para>
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88 |
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89 | <para><command>mv /lib/libpam.a /lib/libpam_misc.a /lib/libpamc.a
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90 | /usr/lib</command>: This command moves the static libraries to
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91 | <filename>/usr/lib</filename> to comply with <acronym>FHS</acronym>
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92 | guidelines.</para>
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93 |
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94 | </sect2>
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95 |
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96 | <sect2>
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97 | <title>Configuring <application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application>
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98 | </title>
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99 |
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100 | <sect3><title>Config files</title>
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101 | <para><filename>/etc/pam.d</filename> or <filename>/etc/pam.conf</filename>
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102 | </para></sect3>
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103 |
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104 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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105 |
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106 | <para>Configuration information is placed in <filename>/etc/pam.d</filename> or
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107 | <filename>/etc/pam.conf</filename> depending on user preference. Below are
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108 | example files of each type:</para>
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109 |
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110 | <screen># Begin /etc/pam.d/other
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111 |
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112 | auth required pam_unix.so nullok
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113 | account required pam_unix.so
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114 | session required pam_unix.so
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115 | password required pam_unix.so nullok
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116 |
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117 | # End /etc/pam.d/other
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118 |
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119 | # Begin /etc/pam.conf
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120 |
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121 | other auth required pam_unix.so nullok
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122 | other account required pam_unix.so
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123 | other session required pam_unix.so
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124 | other password required pam_unix.so nullok
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125 |
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126 | # End /etc/pam.conf</screen>
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127 |
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128 | <para>The <application><acronym>PAM</acronym></application> man page
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129 | (<command>man pam</command>) provides a good starting point for descriptions
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130 | of fields and allowable entries. The
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131 | <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/Linux-PAM-html/pam.html">
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132 | Linux-PAM guide for system administrators</ulink>
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133 | is recommended for further reading.</para>
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134 |
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135 | <para>Refer to
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136 | <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/modules.html"/>
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137 | for a list of various modules available.</para>
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138 |
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139 | </sect3>
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140 |
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141 | </sect2>
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142 |
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143 | <sect2>
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144 | <title>Contents</title>
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145 |
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146 | <para>The <application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application> package
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147 | contains <command>unix-chkpwd</command> and <filename
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148 | class="libraryfile">libpam</filename>
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149 | libraries.</para>
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150 |
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151 | </sect2>
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152 |
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153 | <sect2><title>Description</title>
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154 |
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155 | <sect3><title>unix-chkpwd</title>
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156 | <para><command>unix-chkpwd</command> checks user passwords that are stored
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157 | in read protected databases.</para></sect3>
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158 |
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159 | <sect3><title>libpam libraries</title>
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160 | <para><filename class="libraryfile">libpam</filename> libraries provide the
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161 | interfaces between applications and the modules included with
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162 | <acronym>PAM</acronym>.</para></sect3>
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163 |
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164 | </sect2>
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165 |
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166 | </sect1>
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167 |
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