1pam_ecryptfs(8)                Linux-PAM Manual                pam_ecryptfs(8)
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NAME

6       pam_ecryptfs - PAM module for eCryptfs
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SYNOPSIS

9       pam_ecryptfs.so [unwrap]
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DESCRIPTION

12       pam_ecryptfs  is a PAM module that can use the login password to unwrap
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OPTIONS

17       unwrap
18          Use the login passphrase to unwrap an eCryptfs mount passphrase.
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21       MODULE SERVICES PROVIDED
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23       The services auth, and session are supported.
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EXAMPLES

26       To  unwrap  a mount passphrase and automatically mount a private direc‐
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SEE ALSO

40       ecryptfs(7), pam.conf(5), pam.d(8), pam(8)
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43       /usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-faq.html
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46       http://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/
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AUTHOR

50       This manpage was written by  Dustin  Kirkland  <kirkland@canonical.com>
51       for  Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted
52       to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of  the
53       GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by
54       the Free Software Foundation.
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56       On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public  License
57       can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.
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