Pam configuration files

[Joe Lewis]

Exactly, it's the FTP software.  The developers of the ftp software are 
welcome to change which "service" configuration file they use, at their 
whim.  The PAM docs should be kept in sync, but because it's different 
developers, and even different ftp packages (wu-ftpd, ftpd, proftpd, 
etc.), it becomes a nightmare to "keep docs in sync" with the specific 
ftp package installed.

Joe

Heiko Hund wrote:

> Hey Boris,
> 
>> Now it is even more interesting. I wrote a sample module and I printed 
>> out
>> the PAM_SERVICE item for FTP connection and it was "ftp" and not "ftpd"
>> So what is it a typo in the Administration Guide?
> 
> 
> not at all. Every PAM enabled application chooses its own service name. 
> Therefore it could be anything. It is only a convention to choose the 
> name of the app. Obviously your ftpd chose `ftp' as a service name. That 
> also is why the file in /etc/pam.d is named `ftp' and not `ftpd'. If you 
> dislike that, you may recompile the ftpd with a service name you like.
> 
> Greetings
> Heiko