#### 3.2.16 PAM Statement ¶

#### Syntax ¶

    pam {
      # Set PAM service name.
      service text;
    }

#### Description ¶

The `pam` statement configures PAM authentication. It contains a single sub-statement:

Configuration: service text ¶

  Define service name to look for in PAM configuration. By default, the base name of the Mailutils binary is used.

This statement takes effect only if ‘`pam`’ is listed in `authentication` statement (see The `auth` Statement).