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man/login.defs.5.xml: clarify documentation for multi-component usage master
authorIker Pedrosa <ipedrosa@redhat.com>
Tue, 12 May 2026 12:24:35 +0000 (14:24 +0200)
committerIker Pedrosa <ikerpedrosam@gmail.com>
Wed, 13 May 2026 13:17:47 +0000 (15:17 +0200)
commit2a9ab249726bc5b2dbded61b70a32f95cc85c57d
treed88c898e224bc4499ceac7c1ec45427b5541fb86
parent89aaea2f3ed9bbf56b0961c65bbe707f09bf3858
man/login.defs.5.xml: clarify documentation for multi-component usage

The login.defs configuration file is used by multiple system components
(shadow-utils, PAM, util-linux), but the documentation was unclear about
this reality. This led to confusion about which parameters are relevant
on different system configurations.

Add explanatory paragraph clarifying that login.defs parameters may be
used by shadow-utils, PAM, and other system components, with behaviour
depending on system configuration and enabled authentication mechanisms.

Signed-off-by: Iker Pedrosa <ipedrosa@redhat.com>
man/login.defs.5.xml