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NOTE: CentOS Enterprise Linux is built from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code. Other than logo and name changes CentOS Enterprise Linux is compatible with the equivalent Red Hat version. This document applies equally to both Red Hat and CentOS Enterprise Linux.
The following resources further explain methods to use and
configure PAM. In addition to these resources, read the PAM
configuration files on the system to better understand how they are
structured.
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PAM related man pages — There are a number of man pages
for the various applications and configuration files involved with
PAM. The following is a list of some of the more important man
pages.
- Configuration Files
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man pam — Good introductory
information on PAM, including the structure and purpose of the PAM
configuration files. Note that although this man page talks about
the /etc/pam.conf file, the actual
configuration files for PAM under Red Hat Enterprise Linux are in
the /etc/pam.d/ directory.
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man pam_console — Describes the
purpose of the pam_console.so module. It
also describes the appropriate syntax for an entry within a PAM
configuration file.
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man console.apps — Describes the
format and options available within /etc/security/console.apps the configuration file
which defines which applications are accessible by the console user
assigned by PAM.
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man console.perms — Describes the
format and options available within /etc/security/console.perms, the configuration file
for the console user permissions assigned by PAM.
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man pam_timestamp — Describes the
pam_timestamp.so module.
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/usr/share/doc/pam-<version-number> — Contains a
System Administrators' Guide, a Module Writers' Manual, and the Application Developers' Manual, as well as a copy
of the PAM standard, DCE-RFC 86.0 (replace <version-number> with the version number
of PAM).
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/usr/share/doc/pam-<version-number>/txts/README.pam_timestamp
— Contains information about the pam_timestamp.so PAM module (replace <version-number> with the version number
of PAM).
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