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System Administration Guide

Configuration File Syntax

The PAM configuration file consists of entries with the following syntax:


service_name module_type control_flag module_path module_options

service_name

Name of the service (for example, ftp, login, telnet).

module_type

Module type for the service. 

control_flag

Determines the continuation or failure semantics for the module. 

module_path

Path to the library object that implements the service functionality. 

module_options

Specific options that are passed to the service modules. 

You can add comments to the pam.conf file by starting the line with a # (pound sign). Use white space to delimit the fields.

Note -

An entry in the PAM configuration file is ignored if one of the following conditions exist: the line has less than four fields, an invalid value is given for module_type or control_flag, or the named module is not found.