PAM_SHELLS

Section: Linux\-PAM Manual (8)
Updated: 03/02/2009
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pam_shells - PAM module to check for valid login shell  

Synopsis

pam_shells.so
 

DESCRIPTION

pam_shells is a PAM module that only allows access to the system if the users shell is listed in FC/etc/shellsF[].

It also checks if FC/etc/shellsF[] is a plain file and not world writable.  

OPTIONS

This module does not recognise any options.  

MODULE TYPES PROVIDED

The auth and account module types are provided.  

RETURN VALUES

PAM_AUTH_ERR

Access to the system was denied.

PAM_SUCCESS

The users login shell was listed as valid shell in FC/etc/shellsF[].

PAM_SERVICE_ERR

The module was not able to get the name of the user.
 

EXAMPLES



auth  required  pam_shells.so

 

SEE ALSO

shells(5), pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(8)  

AUTHOR

pam_shells was written by Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>.