pam_echo(8) — Linux manual page

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PAM_ECHO(8)                   Linux-PAM Manual                   PAM_ECHO(8)

NAME top

       pam_echo - PAM module for printing text messages

SYNOPSIS top

       pam_echo.so [file=/path/message]

DESCRIPTION top

       The pam_echo PAM module is for printing text messages to inform user
       about special things. Sequences starting with the % character are
       interpreted in the following way:

       %H
           The name of the remote host (PAM_RHOST).

       %h
           The name of the local host.

       %s
           The service name (PAM_SERVICE).

       %t
           The name of the controlling terminal (PAM_TTY).

       %U
           The remote user name (PAM_RUSER).

       %u
           The local user name (PAM_USER).

       All other sequences beginning with % expands to the characters
       following the % character.

OPTIONS top

       file=/path/message
           The content of the file /path/message will be printed with the
           PAM conversion function as PAM_TEXT_INFO.

MODULE TYPES PROVIDED top

       All module types (auth, account, password and session) are provided.

RETURN VALUES top

       PAM_BUF_ERR
           Memory buffer error.

       PAM_SUCCESS
           Message was successful printed.

       PAM_IGNORE
           PAM_SILENT flag was given or message file does not exist, no
           message printed.

EXAMPLES top

       For an example of the use of this module, we show how it may be used
       to print information about good passwords:

           password optional pam_echo.so file=/usr/share/doc/good-password.txt
           password required pam_unix.so

SEE ALSO top

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

AUTHOR top

       Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@thkukuk.de>

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Linux-PAM Manual                 04/01/2016                      PAM_ECHO(8)