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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libpam/modules/pam_login_access/login.access.5 b/lib/libpam/modules/pam_login_access/login.access.5
index 500eb3a..f9f0eb5 100644
--- a/lib/libpam/modules/pam_login_access/login.access.5
+++ b/lib/libpam/modules/pam_login_access/login.access.5
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ Each line of the login access control table has three fields separated by a
":" character: permission : users : origins
.Pp
The first field should be a "+" (access granted) or "-" (access denied)
-character. The second field should be a list of one or more login names,
+character.
+The second field should be a list of one or more login names,
group names, or ALL (always matches). The third field should be a list
of one or more tty names (for non-networked logins), host names, domain
names (begin with "."), host addresses, internet network numbers (end
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ in host or user patterns.
The EXCEPT operator makes it possible to write very compact rules.
.Pp
The group file is searched only when a name does not match that of the
-logged-in user. Only groups are matched in which users are explicitly
+logged-in user.
+Only groups are matched in which users are explicitly
listed: the program does not look at a user's primary group id value.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /etc/login.access -compact
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