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authorSteffen Nurpmeso <steffen@sdaoden.eu>2021-01-31 01:39:17 +0100
committerSteffen Nurpmeso <steffen@sdaoden.eu>2021-01-31 01:39:17 +0100
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pam_xdg: strip to minimum (cannot track sessions via PAM), thus graceful
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diff --git a/pam_xdg/pam_xdg.8 b/pam_xdg/pam_xdg.8
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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
.
-.Dd January 30, 2021
+.Dd January 31, 2021
.Dt PAM_XDG 8
.Os
.
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.
.Nm
-is a PAM module that manages creation and deletion of the
+is a PAM module that manages creation of the
.Ev XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
directory, as well as injection of environment variables denoting all
directories specified by the
@@ -44,19 +44,17 @@ spec/\:basedir-\:spec-\:latest.html "XDG Base Directory Specification"
into user sessions.
.
.Pp
-When linked into the PAM system, the runtime directory will be created as
-.Ql /run/user/`id -u`
-once a user creates his or her first login session, and it will be
-removed recursively once the last such session ends.
+When linked into the PAM session system the runtime directory will be
+created once a user creates his or her first login session.
Unless
.Ar rundir
-was given all XDG related environment variables will be created in the
-user session with their default or computed values, otherwise only
+was given all XDG related environment variables will be created in all
+user sessions with their default or computed values, otherwise only
.Ev XDG_RUNTIME_DIR .
If
.Ar notroot
-was given the module will bypass itself for root account logins, that
-is, no actions will be performed.
+was given the module will bypass itself for root account logins and
+perform no actions for root.
.
.Pp
In order to make use of this script, place the following in the control

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