Package: libpam-modules
Version: 1:1.3-7
Severity: minor
The page pam_rhosts(8) is in need of some typesetter's
corrections and I propose the the following patch to the
relevant Docbook source.
Best regards,
Mats Erik Andersson, DM
--- pam-1.1.3/modules/pam_rhosts/pam_rhosts.8.xml.orig 2008-08-18 15:29:25.000000000 +0200
+++ pam-1.1.3/modules/pam_rhosts/pam_rhosts.8.xml 2012-04-22 04:35:10.000000000 +0200
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
<para>
This module performs the standard network authentication for services,
as used by traditional implementations of <command>rlogin</command>
- and <command>rsh</command> etc.
+ and <command>rsh</command> et cetera.
</para>
<para>
The authentication mechanism of this module is based on the contents
- of two files; <filename>/etc/hosts.equiv</filename> (or
+ of two files: <filename>/etc/hosts.equiv</filename>
and <filename>~/.rhosts</filename>. Firstly, hosts listed in the
former file are treated as equivalent to the localhost. Secondly,
entries in the user's own copy of the latter file is used to map
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
</para>
<para>
The module authenticates a remote user (internally specified by the
- item <parameter>PAM_RUSER</parameter> connecting from the remote
- host (internally specified by the item <command>PAM_RHOST</command>).
- Accordingly, for applications to be compatible this authentication
+ item <parameter>PAM_RUSER</parameter>) connecting from the remote
+ host (internally specified by the item <parameter>PAM_RHOST</parameter>).
+ Accordingly, for applications to be compatible with this authentication
module they must set these items prior to calling
<function>pam_authenticate()</function>. The module is not capable
of independently probing the network connection for such information.
