PAM_SHELLS
Section: Linux\-PAM Manual (8)
Updated: 11/25/2020
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NAME
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 user's shell is listed in
/etc/shells.
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 user's 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(8)
AUTHOR
pam_shells was written by Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>.