pam_timestamp_check(8)					   System Administrator's Manual				    pam_timestamp_check(8)

NAME

       pam_timestamp_check - check or clear authentication timestamps

SYNOPSIS

       pam_timestamp [[-d]|[-k]] [target_user]

DESCRIPTION

       With no arguments, pam_timestamp_check will check to see if the default timestamp is valid, or optionally remove it.

OPTIONS

       -k     instead of checking the validity of a timestamp, remove it.  This is analogous to sudo's -k option.

       -d     Instead of returning validity using an exit status, loop indefinitely, polling regularly and printing the status on standard output.

       target_user
	      The  default  behavior of pam_timestamp_check checks or removes timestamps generated by pam_timestamp when the user authenticates as
	      herself.	When the user authenticates as a different user, the name of the timestamp file changes to accomodate this.

DIAGNOSTICS

       When checking if a timestamp is valid, pam_timestamp_check returns an exit code of 0 for success and > 0 on error:

       2: binary is not setuid-root
       3: invalid invocation
       4: user unknown
       5: permissions error
       6: invalid controlling tty
       7: other error

SEE ALSO

       pam_timestamp(8)

BUGS

       Let's hope not, but if you find any, please email the author.

AUTHOR

       Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com>

Red Hat Linux							    2002/05/23						    pam_timestamp_check(8)