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Diffstat (limited to 'usr/src/man/man8/embedded_su.8')
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man8/embedded_su.8 b/usr/src/man/man8/embedded_su.8 index 5b0631ca95..2839d07d2c 100644 --- a/usr/src/man/man8/embedded_su.8 +++ b/usr/src/man/man8/embedded_su.8 @@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ commands as the super user or another user .LP The \fBembedded_su\fR command allows an application to prompt the user for security credentials and then use those credentials to execute a program as -another user or role (see \fBrbac\fR(5) for information on role-based access +another user or role (see \fBrbac\fR(7) for information on role-based access control). The default \fIusername\fR is \fBroot\fR (super user). .sp .LP -\fBembedded_su\fR is identical to \fBsu\fR(1M), except that the user +\fBembedded_su\fR is identical to \fBsu\fR(8), except that the user interaction is packaged in a form suitable for another program to interpret and display. Typically, \fBembedded_su\fR would be used to allow a graphical program to prompt for the super user password and execute a command as the @@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ required. .LP \fBembedded_su\fR uses \fBpam\fR(3PAM) for authentication, account management, and session management. Its primary function is to export the \fBPAM\fR -conversation mechanism to an unprivileged program. Like \fBsu\fR(1M), the +conversation mechanism to an unprivileged program. Like \fBsu\fR(8), the \fBPAM\fR configuration policy can be used to control \fBembedded_su\fR. The \fBPAM\fR service name used is "embedded_su". .sp .LP -\fBembedded_su\fR is almost exactly equivalent to \fBsu\fR(1M) for security +\fBembedded_su\fR is almost exactly equivalent to \fBsu\fR(8) for security purposes. The only exception is that it is slightly easier to use \fBembedded_su\fR in writing a malicious program that might trick a user into providing secret data. For those sites needing maximum security, potentially at @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ embedded_su auth requisite pam_deny.so.1 .SH ATTRIBUTES .sp .LP -See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes: .sp .sp @@ -322,5 +322,5 @@ Interface Stability Stable .SH SEE ALSO .sp .LP -\fBsu\fR(1M), \fBpam\fR(3PAM), \fBpam_start\fR(3PAM), \fBattributes\fR(5), -\fBrbac\fR(5) +\fBsu\fR(8), \fBpam\fR(3PAM), \fBpam_start\fR(3PAM), \fBattributes\fR(7), +\fBrbac\fR(7) |