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# 285830 23-Jul-2015 gjb

- Copy stable/10@285827 to releng/10.2 in preparation for 10.2-RC1
builds.
- Update newvers.sh to reflect RC1.
- Update __FreeBSD_version to reflect 10.2.
- Update default pkg(8) configuration to use the quarterly branch.[1]

Discussed with: re, portmgr [1]
Approved by: re (implicit)
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation

# 256281 10-Oct-2013 gjb

Copy head (r256279) to stable/10 as part of the 10.0-RELEASE cycle.

Approved by: re (implicit)
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation


# 235873 24-May-2012 wblock

Fixes to man8 groff mandoc style, usage mistakes, or typos.

PR: 168016
Submitted by: Nobuyuki Koganemaru
Approved by: gjb
MFC after: 3 days


# 233507 26-Mar-2012 dumbbell

Use program exit status as pam_exec return code (optional)

pam_exec(8) now accepts a new option "return_prog_exit_status". When
set, the program exit status is used as the pam_exec return code. It
allows the program to tell why the step failed (eg. user unknown).
However, if it exits with a code not allowed by the calling PAM service
module function (see $PAM_SM_FUNC below), a warning is logged and
PAM_SERVICE_ERR is returned.

The following changes are related to this new feature but they apply no
matter if the "return_prog_exit_status" option is set or not.

The environment passed to the program is extended:
o $PAM_SM_FUNC contains the name of the PAM service module function
(eg. pam_sm_authenticate).
o All valid PAM return codes' numerical values are available
through variables named after the return code name. For instance,
$PAM_SUCCESS, $PAM_USER_UNKNOWN or $PAM_PERM_DENIED.

pam_exec return code better reflects what went on:
o If the program exits with !0, the return code is now
PAM_PERM_DENIED, not PAM_SYSTEM_ERR.
o If the program fails because of a signal (WIFSIGNALED) or doesn't
terminate normally (!WIFEXITED), the return code is now
PAM_SERVICE_ERR, not PAM_SYSTEM_ERR.
o If a syscall in pam_exec fails, the return code remains
PAM_SYSTEM_ERR.

waitpid(2) is called in a loop. If it returns because of EINTR, do it
again. Before, it would return PAM_SYSTEM_ERR without waiting for the
child to exit.

Several log messages now include the PAM service module function name.

The man page is updated accordingly.

Reviewed by: gleb@, des@
Sponsored by: Yakaz (http://www.yakaz.com)
MFC after: 2 weeks


# 147402 15-Jun-2005 ru

Assorted markup fixes.

Approved by: re


# 141102 01-Feb-2005 des

In addition to the PAM environment, export a handful of useful PAM items.

Suggested by: Ed Maste <emaste@phaedrus.sandvine.ca>


# 131504 02-Jul-2004 ru

Mechanically kill hard sentence breaks.


# 110451 06-Feb-2003 des

Don't blame markm for what he didn't do - writing these man pages, for
instance. Also bump the date since I made substantial modifications
earlier today.


# 110446 06-Feb-2003 des

Export the PAM environment to the child process instead of the "normal"
environment list, which may be unsafe and / or sensitive.

Sponsored by: DARPA, NAI Labs


# 97182 23-May-2002 des

Just to show that PAM can do almost anything from the ridiculous to the
obscene, or - as they say in New York - sophisticated, add pam_echo(8) and
pam_exec(8) to our ever-lengthening roster of PAM modules.

Sponsored by: DARPA, NAI Labs.