Hy people, I am having a look at a configured pam login file, and i cant find enough information to understand what it all means, if any of you would be so kind to explain any line of the file that i paste: auth requisite pam_unix2.so nullok #set_secrpc auth required pam_securetty.so auth required pam_nologin.so #auth required pam_homecheck.so auth required pam_env.so auth required pam_mail.so account required pam_unix2.so password required pam_pwcheck.so nullok password required pam_unix2.so nullok use_first_pass use_authtok session required pam_unix2.so none # debug or trace session required pam_limits.so session optional pam_laus.so auth required /lib/security/pam_tally.so onerr=fail no_magic_root account required /lib/security/pam_tally.so deny=10 reset no_magic_root If u could also point me out some links that explain in detail the pam files configuration, i cant find anything usefull on the net. Thnx a LoT!!!!. Cya.