suse man page for pam_permit

Query: pam_permit

OS: suse

Section: 8

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PAM_PERMIT(8)							 Linux-PAM Manual						     PAM_PERMIT(8)

NAME
pam_permit - The promiscuous module
SYNOPSIS
pam_permit.so
DESCRIPTION
pam_permit is a PAM module that always permit access. It does nothing else. In the case of authentication, the user's name will be set to nobody if the application didn't set one. Many applications and PAM modules become confused if this name is unknown. This module is very dangerous. It should be used with extreme caution.
OPTIONS
This module does not recognise any options.
MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
The auth, account, password and session module types are provided.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_SUCCESS This module always returns this value.
EXAMPLES
Add this line to your other login entries to disable account management, but continue to permit users to log in. account required pam_permit.so
SEE ALSO
pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(8)
AUTHOR
pam_permit was written by Andrew G. Morgan, <morgan@kernel.org>. Linux-PAM Manual 04/01/2010 PAM_PERMIT(8)
Related Man Pages
pam_rootok(8) - linux
pam_deny(8) - debian
pam_deny(8) - suse
pam_debug(8) - suse
pam_warn(8) - suse
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