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pam.conf: clarify default action for unspecified return codes

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Add short blurbs explaining that if a return code is not specified in
the "[value1=action1 value2=action2 ...]" form and "default=action" is
not specified, that return code's action defaults to "bad".

Signed-off-by: Jeff Squyres <jsquyres@cisco.com>
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Jeff Squyres 2021-05-19 11:38:01 -07:00 committed by Tomáš Mráz
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doc/man/pam.conf-syntax.xml
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this action indicates that the return code should be thought
of as indicative of the module failing. If this module is the
first in the stack to fail, its status value will be used for
that of the whole stack.
that of the whole stack. This is the default action for
all return codes.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -335,6 +336,13 @@
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
If a return code's action is not specifically defined via a
<emphasis>valueN</emphasis> token, and the
<emphasis>default</emphasis> value is not specified, that return
code's action defaults to <emphasis>bad</emphasis>.
</para>
<para>
Each of the four keywords: required; requisite; sufficient; and
optional, have an equivalent expression in terms of the [...]