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The Linux-PAM Module Writers' Guide

Andrew G. Morgan, morgan@kernel.org

DRAFT v0.75 2001/02/21


This manual documents what a programmer needs to know in order to write a module that conforms to the Linux-PAM standard. It also discusses some security issues from the point of view of the module programmer.

1. Introduction

2. What can be expected by the module

3. What is expected of a module

4. Generic optional arguments

5. Programming notes

6. An example module file

7. Files

8. See also

9. Notes

10. Author/acknowledgments

11. Bugs/omissions

12. Copyright information for this document


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