PAM_DEBUG(8)

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(7)

AUTHOR

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