man: add brief documentation for the (sd-pam) processes created due to PAMName= (#4967)
A follow-up for #4942, adding a brief but more correct explanation of the processes.
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<term><varname>PAMName=</varname></term>
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<term><varname>PAMName=</varname></term>
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<listitem><para>Sets the PAM service name to set up a session
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<listitem><para>Sets the PAM service name to set up a session as. If set, the executed process will be
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as. If set, the executed process will be registered as a PAM
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registered as a PAM session under the specified service name. This is only useful in conjunction with the
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session under the specified service name. This is only useful
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<varname>User=</varname> setting, and is otherwise ignored. If not set, no PAM session will be opened for the
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in conjunction with the <varname>User=</varname> setting. If
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executed processes. See <citerefentry
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not set, no PAM session will be opened for the executed
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project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>pam</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> for
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processes. See
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details.</para>
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<citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>pam</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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for details.</para></listitem>
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<para>Note that for each unit making use of this option a PAM session handler process will be maintained as
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part of the unit and stays around as long as the unit is active, to ensure that appropriate actions can be
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taken when the unit and hence the PAM session terminates. This process is named <literal>(sd-pam)</literal> and
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is an immediate child process of the unit's main process.</para></listitem>
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