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PAM_ENV
Section: Linux-PAM Manual (8)
Updated: 07/08/2010
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pam_env - PAM module to set/unset environment variables
Synopsis
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pam_env.so [debug] [conffile=conf-file] [envfile=env-file] [readenv=0|1] [user_envfile=env-file] [user_readenv=0|1]
DESCRIPTION
The pam_env PAM module allows the (un)setting of environment variables. Supported is the use of previously set environment variables as well as
PAM_ITEMs such as
PAM_RHOST.
By default rules for (un)setting of variables is taken from the config file
FC/etc/security/pam_env.confF[]
if no other file is specified.
This module can also parse a file with simple
KEY=VAL
pairs on separate lines (FC/etc/environmentF[]
by default). You can change the default file to parse, with the
envfile
flag and turn it on or off by setting the
readenv
flag to 1 or 0 respectively.
OPTIONS
conffile=/path/to/pam_env.conf
-
Indicate an alternative
FCpam_env.confF[]
style configuration file to override the default. This can be useful when different services need different environments.
debug
-
A lot of debug information is printed with
syslog(3).
envfile=/path/to/environment
-
Indicate an alternative
FCenvironmentF[]
file to override the default. This can be useful when different services need different environments.
readenv=0|1
-
Turns on or off the reading of the file specified by envfile (0 is off, 1 is on). By default this option is on.
user_envfile=filename
-
Indicate an alternative
FC.pam_environmentF[]
file to override the default. This can be useful when different services need different environments. The filename is relative to the user home directory.
user_readenv=0|1
-
Turns on or off the reading of the user specific environment file. 0 is off, 1 is on. By default this option is on.
MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
The
auth
and
session
module types are provided.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_ABORT
-
Not all relevant data or options could be gotten.
PAM_BUF_ERR
-
Memory buffer error.
PAM_IGNORE
-
No pam_env.conf and environment file was found.
PAM_SUCCESS
-
Environment variables were set.
FILES
FC/etc/security/pam_env.confF[]
-
Default configuration file
FC/etc/environmentF[]
-
Default environment file
FC$HOME/.pam_environmentF[]
-
User specific environment file
SEE ALSO
pam_env.conf(5),
pam.d(5),
pam(8).
AUTHOR
pam_env was written by Dave Kinchlea <kinch@kinch.ark.com>.
Index
- Synopsis
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- DESCRIPTION
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- OPTIONS
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- MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
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- RETURN VALUES
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- FILES
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- SEE ALSO
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- AUTHOR
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