Try to describe the control flags a little better.

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Dag-Erling Smørgrav 2003-06-01 00:34:38 +00:00
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@ -30,12 +30,14 @@ The meanings of the different fields are as follows:
password: update authentication tokens.
control-flag: How libpam handles success or failure of the module.
required: success is required, and on failure all remaining
modules are run.
required: success is required; on failure all remaining
modules are run, but the request will be denied.
requisite: success is required, and on failure no remaining
modules are run.
sufficient: success is sufficient, and if no previous required
module failed, no remaining modules are run.
binding: success is sufficient; on failure all remaining
modules are run, but the request will be denied.
optional: ignored unless the other modules return PAM_IGNORE.
arguments: Module-specific options, plus some generic ones: