#39: pam_access docs are incomplete/misleading ---------------------+------------------------------ Reporter: kop | Owner: pam-developers@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: minor | Component: documentation Version: | Keywords: pam_access Blocked By: | Blocking: ---------------------+------------------------------ The pam_access docs are incomplete regarding how daemons and X sessions are handled. (LOCAL access that does not have an associated tty.) This makes the example regarding X sessions confusing and appear to contain more "fields" than the documentation allows. The attached patch clarifies the docs. Note that the patch was submitted to pam-developers(a)lists.fedorahosted.org. Date: 2014-09-01 https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/pam- developers/2014-September/000652.html See also: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=762110 The following text describes the license under which this patch is submitted (since fedorahosted seems to want licenseing information with a patch): ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Redistribution and use in source and binary forms of Linux-PAM, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain any existing copyright notice, and this entire permission notice in its entirety, including the disclaimer of warranties. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce all prior and current copyright notices, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 3. The name of any author may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without their specific prior written permission. ALTERNATIVELY, this product may be distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, in which case the provisions of the GNU GPL are required INSTEAD OF the above restrictions. (This clause is necessary due to a potential conflict between the GNU GPL and the restrictions contained in a BSD-style copyright.) THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR(S) BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Ticket URL: <https://fedorahosted.org/linux-pam/ticket/39> linux-pam <http://fedorahosted.org/linux-pam> The Linux-PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) project