# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: # The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. # Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and # the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. # You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines. |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| pam_unix2: pam_unix2 (Module for traditional password authentication ) pam_unix2: pam_unix2: pam_unix2 is the standard Unix authentication module. pam_unix2: The authentication component performs the task of checking the pam_unix2: users credentials (password). pam_unix2: pam_unix2: Credentials information is obtained from the /etc/passwd and the pam_unix2: /etc/shadow file as well if shadow is enabled. pam_unix2: pam_unix2: pam_unix2: