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2.5 For More Information

In the directory /usr/share/doc/packages/pam of your installed system, find
the following additional documentation:
READMEs
In the top level of this directory, there are some general README files. The sub-
directory modules holds README files about the available PAM modules.
The Linux-PAM System Administrators' Guide
This document includes everything that a system administrator should know about
PAM. It discusses a range of topics, from the syntax of configuration files to the
security aspects of PAM. The document is available as a PDF file, in HTML format,
and as plain text.
The Linux-PAM Module Writers' Manual
This document summarizes the topic from the developer's point of view, with in-
formation about how to write standard-compliant PAM modules. It is available as
a PDF file, in HTML format, and as plain text.
The Linux-PAM Application Developers' Guide
This document includes everything needed by an application developer who wants
to use the PAM libraries. It is available as a PDF file, in HTML format, and as
plain text.
The PAM Manual Pages
PAM in general as well as the individual modules come with manual pages that
provide a good overview of the functionality provided by the respective component.
Thorsten Kukuk has developed a number of PAM modules and made some information
available about them at http://www.suse.de/~kukuk/pam/.
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