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The Linux-PAM System Administrators' Guide

Andrew G. Morgan, morgan@kernel.org

DRAFT v0.77 2002/07/10


This manual documents what a system-administrator needs to know about the Linux-PAM library. It covers the correct syntax of the PAM configuration file and discusses strategies for maintaining a secure system.

1. Introduction

2. Some comments on the text

3. Overview

4. The Linux-PAM configuration file

5. Security issues of Linux-PAM

6. A reference guide for available modules