Add note about build-time flags for PAM support (#16641)

Fix #16639
2021-08-07 01:22:30 -04:00 · 2021-08-07 01:22:30 -04:00 · 620c5690ea
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--- a/docs/content/doc/features/authentication.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/features/authentication.en-us.md
@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ To configure PAM, set the 'PAM Service Name' to a filename in `/etc/pam.d/`. To
 work with normal Linux passwords, the user running Gitea must have read access
 to `/etc/shadow`.

+**Note**: PAM support is added via [build-time flags](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/install-from-source/#build), and the official binaries provided do not have this enabled.
+
 ## SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

 This option allows Gitea to log in to an SMTP host as a Gitea user. To