pam_securetty (8)
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Title: pam_securetty Author: [see the "AUTHOR" section] Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.78.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> Date: 09/19/2013 Manual: Linux-PAM Manual Source: Linux-PAM Manual Language: English
NAME
pam_securetty - Limit root login to special devicesSYNOPSIS
- pam_securetty.so [debug]
DESCRIPTION
This module has no effect on non-root users and requires that the application fills in the PAM_TTY item correctly.
For canonical usage, should be listed as a required authentication method before any sufficient authentication methods.
OPTIONS
debug
- Print debug information.
noconsole
- Do not automatically allow root logins on the kernel console device, as specified on the kernel command line or by the sys file, if it is not also specified in the /etc/securetty file.
MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
Only the auth module type is provided.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_SUCCESS
- The user is allowed to continue authentication. Either the user is not root, or the root user is trying to log in on an acceptable device.
PAM_AUTH_ERR
- Authentication is rejected. Either root is attempting to log in via an unacceptable device, or the /etc/securetty file is world writable or not a normal file.
PAM_INCOMPLETE
- An application error occurred. pam_securetty was not able to get information it required from the application that called it.
PAM_SERVICE_ERR
- An error occurred while the module was determining the user's name or tty, or the module could not open /etc/securetty.
PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
- The module could not find the user name in the /etc/passwd file to verify whether the user had a UID of 0. Therefore, the results of running this module are ignored.
EXAMPLES
-
auth required pam_securetty.so auth required pam_unix.so
SEE ALSO
securetty(5), pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(7)
AUTHOR
pam_securetty was written by Elliot Lee <sopwith@cuc.edu>.