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Operating Systems Solaris PAM settings. Post 302309878 by amitranjansahu on Thursday 23rd of April 2009 05:52:02 AM
Old 04-23-2009
check the /etc/securetty file . if its empty the root user is not able to login via console
 

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pam_sm_open_session(3)					     Library Functions Manual					    pam_sm_open_session(3)

NAME
pam_sm_open_session, pam_sm_close_session - Service provider implementation for pam_open_session and pam_close_session respectively SYNOPSIS
[ flag ... ] file ... [ library ... ] DESCRIPTION
In response to a call to and the PAM framework calls and respectively from the modules listed in the pam.conf(4) file. The session manage- ment provider supplies the back-end functionality for this interface function. is called to initiate session management. is invoked when a session has terminated. The argument pamh is an authentication handle. The following flag may be set in the flags field: Session service should not generate any messages. The argc argument represents the number of module options passed in from the configuration file pam.conf(4). argv specifies the module options, which are interpreted and processed by the session management service. If an unknown option is passed in, an error should be logged through syslog(3C) and the option ignored. APPLICATION USAGE
Refer to pam(3) for information on thread-safety of PAM interfaces. RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, should be returned. The following values may also be returned upon error: Can not make/remove an entry for the specified session. Ignore underlying session module regardless of whether the control flag is or SEE ALSO
pam(3), pam_open_session(3), syslog(3C), pam.conf(4). pam_sm_open_session(3)
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