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Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/services/kerberos.scm')
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/services/kerberos.scm | 12 |
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."))) |