pam_shells (8)

PAM_SHELLS(8) Linux-PAM Manual PAM_SHELLS(8) NAME pam_shells - PAM module to check for valid login shell SYNOPSIS pam_shells.so DESCRIPTION pam_shells is a PAM module that only allows access to the system if the users shell is listed in /etc/shells. It also checks if /etc/shells is a plain file and not world writable. OPTIONS This module does not recognice any options. MODULE SERVICES PROVIDED The services auth and account are supported. RETURN VALUES PAM_AUTH_ERR Access to the system was denied. PAM_SUCCESS The users login shell was listed as valid shell in /etc/shells. PAM_SERVICE_ERR The module was not able to get the name of the user. EXAMPLES auth required pam_shells.so SEE ALSO shells(5), pam.conf(5), pam.d(8), pam(8) AUTHOR pam_shells was written by Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>. Linux-PAM Manual 06/06/2006 PAM_SHELLS(8)