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diff --git a/docs/docbook/projdoc/PAM-Authentication-And-Samba.sgml b/docs/docbook/projdoc/PAM-Authentication-And-Samba.sgml index adcd059bc2..d6fe6760b5 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/projdoc/PAM-Authentication-And-Samba.sgml +++ b/docs/docbook/projdoc/PAM-Authentication-And-Samba.sgml @@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ session required /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so nodelay password required /lib/security/pam_smbpass.so nodelay smbconf=/etc/samba.d/smb.conf </programlisting></para> -<para> -Note: PAM allows stacking of authentication mechanisms. It is +<note><para>PAM allows stacking of authentication mechanisms. It is also possible to pass information obtained within one PAM module through to the next module in the PAM stack. Please refer to the documentation for your particular system implementation for details regarding the specific @@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ authentication to be configured in a single central file. The on the basis that it allows for easier administration. As with all issues in life though, every decision makes trade-offs, so you may want examine the PAM documentation for further helpful information. -</para> +</para></note> </sect1> @@ -174,9 +173,9 @@ PAM documentation for further helpful information. <para> The astute administrator will realize from this that the combination of <filename>pam_smbpass.so</filename>, -<command>winbindd</command>, and <command>rsync</command> (see -<ulink url="http://rsync.samba.org/">http://rsync.samba.org/</ulink>) -will allow the establishment of a centrally managed, distributed +<command>winbindd</command>, and a distributed +passdb backend, such as ldap, will allow the establishment of a +centrally managed, distributed user/password database that can also be used by all PAM (eg: Linux) aware programs and applications. This arrangement can have particularly potent advantages compared with the @@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ The following is from the on-line help for this option in SWAT; </para> <para> -When Samba 2.2 is configure to enable PAM support (i.e. +When Samba is configured to enable PAM support (i.e. <constant>--with-pam</constant>), this parameter will control whether or not Samba should obey PAM's account and session management directives. The default behavior |