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@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ REMOTE_USER environment variable if the authentication passes. The internal r->user field is also set so other modules can use it (even if the module is invoked very late in the request processing). If the REMOTE_USER is already set (presumably by some previous module), no -authentication takes place. +authentication takes place. If the PAM authentication fails, environment +variable EXTERNAL_AUTH_ERROR is set to the string describing the error. The assumption is that the application will be amended to trust the REMOTE_USER value if it is set and skip its own login/password |