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

NAME
pam_rootok -- Root OK PAM module SYNOPSIS
[service-name] function-class control-flag pam_rootok [options] DESCRIPTION
The Root OK PAM module supports the authentication function class. In terms of the function-class parameter, this is the ``auth'' class. The Root OK authentication module always returns success for the superuser without prompting for a password. The following option may be passed to this authentication module: debug Debug information will be printed to the system log. SEE ALSO
pam.conf(5), pam(8) BSD
February 7, 2009 BSD

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

NAME
pam_opendirectory -- OpenDirectory PAM module SYNOPSIS
[service-name] function-class control-flag pam_opendirectory [options] DESCRIPTION
The OpenDirectory PAM module supports the authentication, account management and password management function classes. In terms of the function-class parameter, these are ``auth'', ``account'' and ``password'' respectively. The OpenDirectory Authentication Module The OpenDirectory authentication module permits or denies users based on OpenDirectory password authentication. The following option may be passed to this authentication module: nullok Allow null passwords. The OpenDirectory Account Management Module The OpenDirectory account management module permits or denies users based whether the account is enabled in OpenDirectory. The following option may be passed to this account management module: no_check_shell Skip validating the user's shell. no_check_home Skip validating the user's home directory. refresh=min Sets the mbr_check_membership(3) cache timeout to min minutes. When this option is used, the min value must be specified, and it must be an integer. The OpenDirectory Password Management Module The OpenDirectory password management module supports password changing and enforces the OpenDirectory password policy. SEE ALSO
mbr_check_membership(3), pam.conf(5), pam(8), pwpolicy(8), DirectoryService(8) BSD
February 7, 2009 BSD
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