From 5daa67b3ca981b7ba986a5c9d12031041b12dbdc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arthur de Jong Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:54:48 +0000 Subject: add basic pam_ldap manual page git-svn-id: http://arthurdejong.org/svn/nss-pam-ldapd/nss-ldapd@970 ef36b2f9-881f-0410-afb5-c4e39611909c --- man/Makefile.am | 13 +++- man/pam_ldap.8.xml | 193 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 204 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 man/pam_ldap.8.xml (limited to 'man') diff --git a/man/Makefile.am b/man/Makefile.am index e9c6ab1..43ab2da 100644 --- a/man/Makefile.am +++ b/man/Makefile.am @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Makefile.am - use automake to generate Makefile.in # -# Copyright (C) 2007 Arthur de Jong +# Copyright (C) 2007, 2009 Arthur de Jong # # This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or # modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public @@ -19,7 +19,16 @@ dist_man_MANS = nss-ldapd.conf.5 nslcd.8 -EXTRA_DIST = nss-ldapd.conf.5.xml nslcd.8.xml +EXTRA_DIST = nss-ldapd.conf.5.xml nslcd.8.xml pam_ldap.8.xml + +# ensure that the pam_ldap manpage is always built but only installed +# if the PAM module is built +if ENABLE_PAM +dist_man_MANS += pam_ldap.8 +else +EXTRA_DIST += pam_ldap.8 +noinst_DATA = pam_ldap.8 +endif if GENMAN diff --git a/man/pam_ldap.8.xml b/man/pam_ldap.8.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a157dfa --- /dev/null +++ b/man/pam_ldap.8.xml @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@ + + + + + + + + + + Arthur + de Jong + + + + + pam_ldap + 8 + Version 0.6.10 + System Manager's Manual + Jun 2009 + + + + pam_ldap + PAM module for LDAP-based authentication + + + + + pam_ldap.so + ... + + + + + Description + + This is a PAM module that uses an + LDAP server to verify user access rights and + credentials. + + + + + Options + + + + + + + + Specifies that the PAM module should use the first + password provided in the authentication stack and not prompt the user + for a password. + + + + + + + + + + Specifies that the PAM module should use the first + password provided in the authentication stack and if that fails prompt + the user for a password. + + + + + + + + + + Specifies that the PAM module should return + PAM_IGNORE for users that are not present in the LDAP + directory. + This causes the PAM framework to ignore this module. + + + + + + + + + + Specifies that the PAM module should return + PAM_IGNORE if it cannot contact the LDAP server. + This causes the PAM framework to ignore this module. + + + + + + + + + + Specifies that warning messages should not be propagated to the + PAM application. + + + + + + + + + + This causes the PAM module to use the earlier + provided password, analogous to , when + the password is changed. + + + + + + + + + + This option is ignored. + + + + + + + + Module Services Provided + + All service are provided by this module but currently only authentication + (auth) is supported and password change (password) is under development. + + + + + Files + + + /etc/pam.conf + the main PAM configuration file + + + /etc/nss-ldapd.conf + + The configuration file for the nslcd daemon + (see nss-ldapd.conf5) + + + + + + + See Also + + pam.conf5, + nslcd8, + nss-ldapd.conf5 + + + + + Author + + This manual was written by Arthur de Jong <arthur@arthurdejong.org>. + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3