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diff --git a/contrib/libpam/doc/modules/pam_rhosts.sgml b/contrib/libpam/doc/modules/pam_rhosts.sgml
index 91001022a2b0b..520dd4271b88b 100644
--- a/contrib/libpam/doc/modules/pam_rhosts.sgml
+++ b/contrib/libpam/doc/modules/pam_rhosts.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
- $Id: pam_rhosts.sgml,v 1.4 1997/04/05 06:50:42 morgan Exp $
+ $Id: pam_rhosts.sgml,v 1.1.1.1 2000/06/20 22:11:04 agmorgan Exp $
This file was written by Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@parc.power.net>
-->
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ of independently probing the network connection for such information.
<p>
In the case of <tt/root/-access, the <tt>/etc/host.equiv</tt> file is
-<em/ignored/. Instead, the superuser must have a correctly configured
+<em/ignored/ unless the <tt>hosts_equiv_rootok</tt> option
+should be used. Instead, the superuser must have a correctly configured
personal configuration file.
<p>
@@ -103,6 +104,12 @@ fix this!)
ignore the contents of the <tt>/etc/hosts.equiv</tt> file.
<item>
+<tt/hosts_equiv_rootok/ -
+allow the use of <tt>/etc/hosts.equiv</tt> for superuser. Without this
+option <tt>/etc/hosts.equiv</tt> is not consulted for the superuser account.
+This option has no effect if the <tt>no_hosts_equiv</tt> option is used.
+
+<item>
<tt/no_rhosts/ -
ignore the contents of all user's personal configuration file
<tt>~/.rhosts</tt>.