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pam_group(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 					      pam_group(8)

NAME
pam_group -- Group PAM module SYNOPSIS
[service-name] function-class control-flag pam_group [options] DESCRIPTION
The Group PAM module supports the account management function class. In terms of the function-class parameter, this is the ``account'' class. The Group account management module permits or denies users based on their membership to a particular group (or groups) specified with the group option. If no groups are specified the default group (``wheel'') will be used. The following options may be passed to this account management module: deny Reverse the meaning of the test, i.e., reject the applicant if and only if he or she is a member of the specified group. This can be useful to exclude certain groups of users from certain services. fail_safe If the specified group does not exist, or has no members, act as if it does exist and the applicant is a member. group=groupname Specify the name of the group to check. This can be a comma-separated list (i.e. ``group=admin,wheel''). root_only Skip this module entirely if the target account is not the superuser account. ruser Check the membership of the applicant (PAM_RUSER), rather than the target account (PAM_USER) SEE ALSO
pam_get_item(3), pam.conf(5), pam(8), DirectoryService(8) AUTHORS
The pam_group module and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and NAI Labs, the Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035 (``CBOSS''), as part of the DARPA CHATS research program. BSD
February 7, 2009 BSD

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PAM_LOGIN_ACCESS(8)					    BSD System Manager's Manual 				       PAM_LOGIN_ACCESS(8)

NAME
pam_login_access -- login.access PAM module SYNOPSIS
[service-name] module-type control-flag pam_login_access [options] DESCRIPTION
The login.access service module for PAM, pam_login_access provides functionality for only one PAM category: account management. In terms of the module-type parameter, this is the ``account'' feature. Login.access Account Management Module The login.access account management component (pam_sm_acct_mgmt()), returns success if and only the user is allowed to log in on the speci- fied tty (in the case of a local login) or from the specified remote host (in the case of a remote login), according to the restrictions listed in login.access(5). SEE ALSO
login.access(5), pam.conf(5), pam(8) AUTHORS
The login.access(5) access control scheme was designed and implemented by Wietse Venema. The pam_login_access module and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and NAI Labs, the Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035 (``CBOSS''), as part of the DARPA CHATS research program. BSD
January 24, 2002 BSD
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