[MAN] pam_deny

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PAM_DENY

Section: Linux-PAM Manual (8)
Updated: 09/19/2013
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NAME

pam_deny - The locking-out PAM module  

SYNOPSIS

pam_deny.so

 

DESCRIPTION

This module can be used to deny access. It always indicates a failure to the application through the PAM framework. It might be suitable for using for default (the OTHER) entries.  

OPTIONS

This module does not recognise any options.  

MODULE TYPES PROVIDED

All module types (account, auth, password and session) are provided.  

RETURN VALUES

PAM_AUTH_ERR

This is returned by the account and auth services.

PAM_CRED_ERR

This is returned by the setcred function.

PAM_AUTHTOK_ERR

This is returned by the password service.

PAM_SESSION_ERR

This is returned by the session service.

 

EXAMPLES

#%PAM-1.0
#
# If we don't have config entries for a service, the
# OTHER entries are used. To be secure, warn and deny
# access to everything.
other auth     required       pam_warn.so
other auth     required       pam_deny.so
other account  required       pam_warn.so
other account  required       pam_deny.so
other password required       pam_warn.so
other password required       pam_deny.so
other session  required       pam_warn.so
other session  required       pam_deny.so
    

 

SEE ALSO

pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(7)  

AUTHOR

pam_deny was written by Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org>

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Index

NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

OPTIONS

MODULE TYPES PROVIDED

RETURN VALUES

EXAMPLES

SEE ALSO

AUTHOR

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