card_eventmgr(1)						    PAM-PKCS#11 						  card_eventmgr(1)

NAME

       card_eventmgr - PCSC-Lite Event Manager

SYNTAX

       card_eventmgr [debug] [[no]daemon] [timeout=<msecs>] [config_file=<filename>] [kill] [pidfile=<pidfile>]

DESCRIPTION

       card_eventmgr  is  a  smart  card  monitoring  tool  that  listen  to the status of the card reader and dispatch actions on several events.
       card_eventmgr can be used for several actions: like screen lock on card removal.

       Three events are supported: card insertion, card removal and timeout on removed card. Actions are specified in a configuration file.

OPTIONS

       debug  Enable debugging output.

       [no]daemon
	      Runs in background if daemon or in foreground if nodaemon (default). If debug is unset, the program dettaches itself from the tty.

       timeout=<msecs>
	      Set polling timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to 1000 (1 second).

       config_file=<configuration file>
	      Sets de configuration file. Default value is /etc/pam_pkcs11/card_eventmgr.conf.

       pidfile=<pidfile>
	      Store the card_eventmgr process ID (pid) in the file pidfile.

       kill   Read a process id from pidfile and kill that process. You must use the argument pidfile=<pidfile> to use kill.

FILES

       /etc/pam_pkcs11/card_eventmgr.conf

EXAMPLES

       To run this program the standard way type:

	card_eventmgr

       Alternatively you can specify options:

	card_eventmgr debug nodaemon timeout=500 config_file=$HOME/.card_eventmgr.conf

       If you want to start and stop card_eventmgr automatically in an X11 session you can create a ~/.xsession file containing:
	# start the card autolock
	card_eventmgr pidfile=$HOME/.card_eventmgr.pid

	# start Gnome or something else
	/usr/bin/x-session-manager

	# kill the card autolock
	card_eventmgr kill pidfile=$HOME/.card_eventmgr.pid

BUGS

       Some applications like xscreensaver-command may fail due to external events (eg: try to unlock an unlocked session).   In  this	case,  the
       command incorrectly returns error code.

AUTHORS

       Juan Antonio Martinez <jonsito@teleline.es>
       Ludovic Rousseau <ludovic.rousseau@free.fr>

SEE ALSO

       pam_pkcs11(8), pkcs11_eventmgr(1), README.eventmgr, PAM-PKCS11 User Manual

Juan Antonio Martinez						     Aug 2005							  card_eventmgr(1)