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

NAME
pam_radius -- RADIUS PAM module SYNOPSIS
[service-name] module-type control-flag pam_radius [options] DESCRIPTION
The RADIUS service module for PAM provides authentication services based upon the RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) proto- col. The pam_radius module accepts these optional parameters: use_first_pass causes pam_radius to use a previously entered password instead of prompting for a new one. If no password has been entered then authentication fails. try_first_pass causes pam_radius to use a previously entered password, if one is available. If no password has been entered, pam_radius prompts for one as usual. echo_pass causes echoing to be left on if pam_radius prompts for a password. conf=pathname specifies a non-standard location for the RADIUS client configuration file (normally located in /etc/radius.conf). nas_id=identifier specifies a NAS identifier to send instead of the hostname. template_user=username specifies a user whose passwd(5) entry will be used as a template to create the session environment if the supplied username does not exist in the local password database. The user will be authenticated with the supplied username and password, but his cre- dentials to the system will be presented as the ones for username, i.e., his login class, home directory, resource limits, etc. will be set to ones defined for username. If this option is omitted, and there is no username in the system databases equal to the supplied one (as determined by call to getpwnam(3)), the authentication will fail. nas_ipaddr[=address] specifies a NAS IP address to be sent. If option is present, but there is no value provided then IP address corresponding to the current hostname will be used. FILES
/etc/radius.conf The standard RADIUS client configuration file for pam_radius SEE ALSO
passwd(5), radius.conf(5), pam(8) HISTORY
The pam_radius module first appeared in FreeBSD 3.1. The pam_radius manual page first appeared in FreeBSD 3.3. AUTHORS
The pam_radius manual page was written by Andrzej Bialecki <abial@FreeBSD.org>. The pam_radius module was written by John D. Polstra <jdp@FreeBSD.org>. BSD
October 28, 2002 BSD

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

NAME
pam_unix -- UNIX PAM module SYNOPSIS
[service-name] module-type control-flag pam_unix [options] DESCRIPTION
The UNIX authentication service module for PAM provides functionality for two PAM categories: authentication and account management. In terms of the module-type parameter, they are the ``auth'' and ``account'' features. It also provides a null function for session management. UNIX Authentication Module The UNIX authentication component provides functions to verify the identity of a user (pam_sm_authenticate()), which obtains the relevant passwd(5) entry. It prompts the user for a password and verifies that this is correct with crypt(3). The following options may be passed to the authentication module: debug syslog(3) debugging information at LOG_DEBUG level. use_first_pass If the authentication module is not the first in the stack, and a previous module obtained the user's password, that password is used to authenticate the user. If this fails, the authentication module returns failure without prompting the user for a password. This option has no effect if the authentication module is the first in the stack, or if no previous modules obtained the user's password. try_first_pass This option is similar to the use_first_pass option, except that if the previously obtained password fails, the user is prompted for another password. auth_as_self This option will require the user to authenticate himself as the user given by getlogin(2), not as the account they are attempting to access. This is primarily for services like su(1), where the user's ability to retype their own password might be deemed sufficient. nullok If the password database has no password for the entity being authenticated, then this option will forgo password prompting, and silently allow authentication to succeed. UNIX Account Management Module The UNIX account management component provides a function to perform account management, pam_sm_acct_mgmt(). The function verifies that the authenticated user is allowed to login to the local user account by checking the password expiry date. The following options may be passed to the management module: debug syslog(3) debugging information at LOG_DEBUG level. UNIX Password Management Module The UNIX password management component provides a function to perform account management, pam_sm_chauthtok(). The function changes the user's password. The following options may be passed to the password module: debug syslog(3) debugging information at LOG_DEBUG level. no_warn suppress warning messages to the user. These messages include reasons why the user's authentication attempt was declined. passwd_db=name Change the user's password only the specified password database. Valid password database names are: files local password file nis NIS password database FILES
/etc/master.passwd default UNIX password database. SEE ALSO
passwd(1), getlogin(2), crypt(3), getpwent(3), syslog(3), nsswitch.conf(5), passwd(5), nis(8), pam(8) BSD
February 26, 2005 BSD
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