#55: Create an environment.5 man page link to pam_env.8 -----------------------+------------------------------ Reporter: mkerrisk | Owner: pam-developers@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: major | Component: library Version: | Keywords: Blocked By: | Blocking: -----------------------+------------------------------ It seems that many people are confused[1] about the /etc/environment file, mainly because they cannot find a man page for it. The file is of course documented in the pam_env(8) manual page, but people have a hard time working that out. It would be helpful if there was a "man page link" called environment.5 that linked to pam_env.8 (i.e., environment.5 containing ".so man8/pam_env.8"). Could you add such a link as part of the package please? While we're here, could I also suggest adding an entry "environ(7)" under "SEE ALSO" in the pam_env(8) man page? (I just added the reverse link in environment.7 in the man-pages package that I maintain.) Thanks, Michael [1] Examples: http://askubuntu.com/questions/149661/pointers-with-syntax-in-etc- environment/149668#149668 http://superuser.com/questions/339617/how-to-reload-etc-environment- without-rebooting http://superuser.com/questions/664169/what-is-the-difference-betwen-etc- environment-and-etc-profile http://askubuntu.com/questions/150789/difference-between-bash-bashrc-and- etc-environment-file -- Ticket URL: <https://fedorahosted.org/linux-pam/ticket/55> linux-pam <http://fedorahosted.org/linux-pam> The Linux-PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) project