pam_shells (8)
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Title: pam_shells
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_shells - PAM module to check for valid login shellSYNOPSIS
- pam_shells.so
DESCRIPTION
It also checks if /etc/shells 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 /etc/shells.
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(7)
AUTHOR
pam_shells was written by Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>.