pam_warn(8) — Linux manual page

PAM_WARN(8)                  Linux-PAM Manual                 PAM_WARN(8)

NAME         top

       pam_warn - PAM module which logs all PAM items if called

SYNOPSIS         top

       pam_warn.so

DESCRIPTION         top

       pam_warn is a PAM module that logs the service, terminal, user,
       remote user and remote host to syslog(3). The items are not probed
       for, but instead obtained from the standard PAM items. The module
       always returns PAM_IGNORE, indicating that it does not want to
       affect the authentication process.

OPTIONS         top

       This module does not recognise any options.

MODULE TYPES PROVIDED         top

       The auth, account, password and session module types are provided.

RETURN VALUES         top

       PAM_IGNORE
           This module always returns PAM_IGNORE.

EXAMPLES         top

           #%PAM-1.0
           #
           # If we don't have config entries for a service, the
           # OTHER entries are used. To be secure, warn and deny
           # access to everything.
           other auth     required       pam_warn.so
           other auth     required       pam_deny.so
           other account  required       pam_warn.so
           other account  required       pam_deny.so
           other password required       pam_warn.so
           other password required       pam_deny.so
           other session  required       pam_warn.so
           other session  required       pam_deny.so

SEE ALSO         top

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

AUTHOR         top

       pam_warn was written by Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org>.

COLOPHON         top

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       Modules for Linux) project.  Information about the project can be
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Linux-PAM Manual                12/22/2023                    PAM_WARN(8)

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