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.
15.8.1. Installed Documentation
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
man pam_timestamp —
Describes the pam_timestamp.so
module.
/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).
/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).
15.8.2. Useful Websites
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/
— The primary distribution website for the Linux-PAM
project, containing information on various PAM modules, a FAQ, and
additional PAM documentation.
