source: postlfs/security/pam/linux_pam-config.xml@ 1ea79a1

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application>
</title>

<sect3><title>Config files</title>
<para><filename>/etc/pam.d</filename> or <filename>/etc/pam.conf</filename>
</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>

<para>Configuration information is placed in <filename>/etc/pam.d</filename> or
<filename>/etc/pam.conf</filename> depending on user preference.  Below are
example files of each type:</para>

<screen># Begin /etc/pam.d/other

auth            required        pam_unix.so     nullok
account         required        pam_unix.so
session         required        pam_unix.so
password        required        pam_unix.so     nullok

# End /etc/pam.d/other

# Begin /etc/pam.conf

other           auth            required        pam_unix.so     nullok
other           account         required        pam_unix.so
other           session         required        pam_unix.so
other           password        required        pam_unix.so     nullok

# End /etc/pam.conf</screen>

<para>The <application><acronym>PAM</acronym></application> man page
(<command>man pam</command>) provides a good starting point for descriptions 
of fields and allowable entries.  The 
<ulink url="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/Linux-PAM-html/pam.html">
Linux-PAM guide for system administrators</ulink>
is recommended for further reading.</para>

<para>Refer to <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/modules.html"/>
for a list of various modules available.</para>

</sect3>

</sect2>