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diff --git a/src/man/pam_sss.8.xml b/src/man/pam_sss.8.xml
index 9a681960a..aed76e2f0 100644
--- a/src/man/pam_sss.8.xml
+++ b/src/man/pam_sss.8.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
<arg choice='opt'>
<replaceable>use_authtok</replaceable>
</arg>
+ <arg choice='opt'>
+ <replaceable>retry=N</replaceable>
+ </arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -75,6 +78,20 @@
password module.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>retry=N</option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>If specified the user is asked another N times for a
+ password if authentication fails. Default is 0.</para>
+ <para>Please note that this option might not work as
+ expected if the application calling PAM handles the user
+ dialog on its own. A typical example is
+ <command>sshd</command> with
+ <option>PasswordAuthentication</option>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>