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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2022-06-08 14:46:24 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2022-06-08 14:46:24 +0200
commit8c3e9da13a3c92a7db308db8c0d81cb474ad7799 (patch)
tree88d06952aa5cc3a9c4991d9c43eb7950ff174fe1 /gnu/services/kerberos.scm
parent5439c04ebdb7b6405f5ea2446b375f1d155a8d95 (diff)
parent0c5299200ffcd16370f047b7ccb187c60f30da34 (diff)
Merge branch 'master' into core-updates
Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/services/kerberos.scm')
-rw-r--r--gnu/services/kerberos.scm12
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/services/kerberos.scm b/gnu/services/kerberos.scm
index f09f47893c..f845c1bd89 100644
--- a/gnu/services/kerberos.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/kerberos.scm
@@ -410,8 +410,10 @@ machine does not have a keytab.")
(service-type (name 'krb5)
(extensions
(list (service-extension etc-service-type
- krb5-etc-service)))))
-
+ krb5-etc-service)))
+ (description "Programs using a Kerberos client library
+normally expect a configuration file in @file{/etc/krb5.conf}. This service
+generates such a file. It does not cause any daemon to be started.")))
@@ -455,4 +457,8 @@ machine does not have a keytab.")
(extensions
(list
(service-extension pam-root-service-type
- pam-krb5-pam-services)))))
+ pam-krb5-pam-services)))
+ (description "The @code{pam-krb5} service allows for login
+authentication and password management via Kerberos. You will need this
+service if you want PAM-enabled applications to authenticate users using
+Kerberos.")))