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6 pam_debug - PAM module to debug the PAM stack
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9 pam_debug.so [auth=value] [cred=value] [acct=value]
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14 The pam_debug PAM module is intended as a debugging aide for
15 determining how the PAM stack is operating. This module returns what
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20 The pam_sm_authenticate(3) function will return value.
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23 The pam_sm_setcred(3) function will return value.
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26 The pam_sm_acct_mgmt(3) function will return value.
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29 The pam_sm_chauthtok(3) function will return value if the
30 PAM_PRELIM_CHECK flag is set.
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33 The pam_sm_chauthtok(3) function will return value if the
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37 The pam_sm_open_session(3) function will return value.
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40 The pam_sm_close_session(3) function will return value.
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42 Where value can be one of: success, open_err, symbol_err, service_err,
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45 acct_expired, session_err, cred_unavail, cred_expired, cred_err,
46 no_module_data, conv_err, authtok_err, authtok_recover_err,
47 authtok_lock_busy, authtok_disable_aging, try_again, ignore, abort,
48 authtok_expired, module_unknown, bad_item, conv_again, incomplete.
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55 Default return code if no other value was specified, else specified
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59 auth requisite pam_permit.so
60 auth [success=2 default=ok] pam_debug.so auth=perm_denied cred=success
61 auth [default=reset] pam_debug.so auth=success cred=perm_denied
62 auth [success=done default=die] pam_debug.so
63 auth optional pam_debug.so auth=perm_denied cred=perm_denied
64 auth sufficient pam_debug.so auth=success cred=success
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71 pam_debug was written by Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org>.
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