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

PAM_SUCCESS

PAM_SERVICE_ERR

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>.