# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: # The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line # up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' # on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must # make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also # customary to leave one space after the ':'. |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| pam: pam pam: pam: PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) is a system security tool that pam: allows system administrators to set authentication policy without pam: having to recompile programs that handle authentication. pam: pam: pam: pam: pam: pam: