pam_serialnumber(8) [osx man page]

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

NAME

     pam_serialnumber -- Serial Number PAM module

SYNOPSIS

     [service-name] function-class control-flag pam_serialnumber [options]

DESCRIPTION

     The Serial Number PAM module supports the authentication function class.  In terms of the function-class parameter, this is the ``auth''
     class.

     The Serial Number authenticaion module permits authentication to the root user with a password matching the authenticating Mac's hardware
     serial number.  If the serial number can not be read, for whatever reason, authentication with be denied.

     This authentication module has been designed and tested for Mac OS X Server installation and setup.  Any other usage may be a security risk.

     The following options may be passed to this authenticaion module:

     legacy	 Require only the first eight characters of the serial number.

     serverinstall
		 Only authenticate when booted from a Mac OS X Server Install volume.

SEE ALSO

     pam.conf(5), pam(8), system_profiler(8)

BSD
								 February 7, 2009							       BSD

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