PAM-0.77: description + notes
Linux-PAM Is a system of libraries that handle the authentication
tasks of applications (services) on the system.
The library provides a stable general interface
(Application Programming Interface - API) that privilege
granting programs (such as login "(1)" and su "(1)")
defer to to perform standard authentication tasks.
The principal feature of the PAM approach is that the nature of the
authentication is dynamically configurable. In other words, the
system administrator is free to choose how individual
service-providing applications will authenticate users.
The Linux-Pam
home page has more information.
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NOTE: To avoid conflicts with officially supported
versions of PAM on IRIX, fw_PAM/0.77 looks for
configuration files in /usr/freeware/etc/pam.d
instead of /etc/pam.d. This is a change from
fw_PAM/0.75.
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Developers intending to use this distribution
for application development should be sure to read the information
in FAQ 3.8.
To auto-install this package, go back and click on the respective install icon.
