PAM_DEBUG
Section: Linux\-PAM Manual (8)
Updated: 11/25/2020
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NAME
pam_debug - PAM module to debug the PAM stack
SYNOPSIS
-
pam_debug.so [auth=value] [cred=value] [acct=value] [prechauthtok=value] [chauthtok=value] [auth=value] [open_session=value] [close_session=value]
DESCRIPTION
The pam_debug PAM module is intended as a debugging aide for determining how the PAM stack is operating. This module returns what its module arguments tell it to return.
OPTIONS
auth=value
-
The
pam_sm_authenticate(3)
function will return
value.
cred=value
-
The
pam_sm_setcred(3)
function will return
value.
acct=value
-
The
pam_sm_acct_mgmt(3)
function will return
value.
prechauthtok=value
-
The
pam_sm_chauthtok(3)
function will return
value
if the
PAM_PRELIM_CHECK
flag is set.
chauthtok=value
-
The
pam_sm_chauthtok(3)
function will return
value
if the
PAM_PRELIM_CHECK
flag is
not
set.
open_session=value
-
The
pam_sm_open_session(3)
function will return
value.
close_session=value
-
The
pam_sm_close_session(3)
function will return
value.
Where
value
can be one of: success, open_err, symbol_err, service_err, system_err, buf_err, perm_denied, auth_err, cred_insufficient, authinfo_unavail, user_unknown, maxtries, new_authtok_reqd, acct_expired, session_err, cred_unavail, cred_expired, cred_err, no_module_data, conv_err, authtok_err, authtok_recover_err, authtok_lock_busy, authtok_disable_aging, try_again, ignore, abort, authtok_expired, module_unknown, bad_item, conv_again, incomplete.
MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
All module types (auth,
account,
password
and
session) are provided.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_SUCCESS
-
Default return code if no other value was specified, else specified return value.
EXAMPLES
-
auth requisite pam_permit.so
auth [success=2 default=ok] pam_debug.so auth=perm_denied cred=success
auth [default=reset] pam_debug.so auth=success cred=perm_denied
auth [success=done default=die] pam_debug.so
auth optional pam_debug.so auth=perm_denied cred=perm_denied
auth sufficient pam_debug.so auth=success cred=success
SEE ALSO
pam.conf(5),
pam.d(5),
pam(8)
AUTHOR
pam_debug was written by Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org>.