1pam_timestamp(8)         System Administrator's Manual        pam_timestamp(8)
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NAME

6       pam_timestamp  -  authenticate  using  cached successful authentication
7       attempts
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SYNOPSIS

10       auth sufficient /lib/security/pam_timestamp.so
11       session optional /lib/security/pam_timestamp.so
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DESCRIPTION

15       In a nutshell, pam_timestamp caches successful authentication attempts,
16       and  allows  you  to  use  a recent successful attempt as the basis for
17       authentication.
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19       When an application opens a session using  pam_timestamp,  a  timestamp
20       file  is  created  in the timestampdir directory for the user.  When an
21       application attempts to authenticate the  user,  a  pam_timestamp  will
22       treat a sufficiently- recent timestamp file as grounds for succeeding.
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ARGUMENTS

26       debug  turns on debugging via syslog(3).
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29              tells  pam_timestamp.so  where to place and search for timestamp
30              files.  This should match the directory configured  for  sudo(1)
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34              tells  pam_timestamp.so how long it should treat timestamp files
35              as valid after their last modification date.  This should  match
36              the value configured for sudo(1) in the sudoers(5) file.
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39              attempt to inform the user when access is granted.
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EXAMPLE

43       /etc/pam.d/some-config-tool:
44       auth  sufficient  /lib/security/pam_timestamp.so  verbose auth required
45       /lib/security/pam_unix.so
46       session   required   /lib/security/pam_permit.so    session    optional
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CAVEATS

51       Users can get confused when they aren't always asked for passwords when
52       running a given program.  Some users reflexively begin typing  informa‐
53       tion before noticing that it's not being asked for.
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SEE ALSO

57       pam_timestamp_check(8)
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BUGS

61       Let's hope not, but if you find any, please email the author.
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AUTHOR

65       Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com>
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69Red Hat Linux                     2002/02/07                  pam_timestamp(8)