pam_env: clarify user_readenv option

linux-pam · Jun 25, 2020 · cbdef05 · cbdef05
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diff --git a/modules/pam_env/pam_env.8.xml b/modules/pam_env/pam_env.8.xml
@@ -158,7 +158,10 @@
         <listitem>
           <para>
             Turns on or off the reading of the user specific environment
-            file. 0 is off, 1 is on. By default this option is off.
+            file. 0 is off, 1 is on. By default this option is off as user
+            supplied environment variables in the PAM environment could affect
+            behavior of subsequent modules in the stack without the consent
+            of the system administrator.
           </para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>