UNIX_UPDATE(8) Linux-PAM Manual UNIX_UPDATE(8)NAME
unix_update - Helper binary that updates the password of a given user
SYNOPSIS
unix_update [...]
DESCRIPTION
unix_update is a helper program for the pam_unix module that updates the password of a given user. It is not intended to be run directly
from the command line and logs a security violation if done so.
The purpose of the helper is to enable tighter confinement of login and password changing services. The helper is thus called only when
SELinux is enabled and in the enforcing mode on the system.
The interface of the helper - command line options, and input/output data format are internal to the pam_unix module and it should not be
called directly from applications.
SEE ALSO pam_unix(8)AUTHOR
Written by Tomas Mraz and other various people.
Linux-PAM Manual 06/04/2011 UNIX_UPDATE(8)
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PAM_LOGINUID(8) Linux-PAM Manual PAM_LOGINUID(8)NAME
pam_loginuid - Record user's login uid to the process attribute
SYNOPSIS
pam_loginuid.so [require_auditd]
DESCRIPTION
The pam_loginuid module sets the loginuid process attribute for the process that was authenticated. This is necessary for applications to
be correctly audited. This PAM module should only be used for entry point applications like: login, sshd, gdm, vsftpd, crond and atd. There
are probably other entry point applications besides these. You should not use it for applications like sudo or su as that defeats the
purpose by changing the loginuid to the account they just switched to.
OPTIONS
require_auditd
This option, when given, will cause this module to query the audit daemon status and deny logins if it is not running.
MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
Only the session module type is provided.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_SESSION_ERR
An error occurred during session management.
EXAMPLES
#%PAM-1.0
auth required pam_unix.so
auth required pam_nologin.so
account required pam_unix.so
password required pam_unix.so
session required pam_unix.so
session required pam_loginuid.so
SEE ALSO pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(8), auditctl(8), auditd(8)AUTHOR
pam_loginuid was written by Steve Grubb <sgrubb@redhat.com>
Linux-PAM Manual 04/01/2010 PAM_LOGINUID(8)