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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml index 062fa371b8a..02f1eae3ec9 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.70.4.4 2005/04/22 04:19:02 momjian Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.70.4.5 2005/04/26 03:01:22 momjian Exp $ --> <chapter id="client-authentication"> @@ -882,11 +882,13 @@ omicron bryanh guest1 default PAM service name is <literal>postgresql</literal>. You can optionally supply your own service name after the <literal>pam</> key word in the file <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename>. - For more information about PAM, please read the <ulink - url="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/"><productname>Linux-PAM</> - Page</ulink> and the <ulink - url="http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/pam/"><systemitem - class="osname">Solaris</> PAM Page</ulink>. + PAM is used only to validate username/password pairs. + The user must already exist in the database before PAM + can be used for authentication. For more information about + PAM, please read the <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/"> + <productname>Linux-PAM</> Page</ulink> + and the <ulink url="http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/pam/"> + <systemitem class="osname">Solaris</> PAM Page</ulink>. </para> </sect2> </sect1> |