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PAM_DENY

Section: Linux-PAM Manual (8)
Updated: 06/04/2011
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NAME

pam_deny - The locking-out PAM module

SYNOPSIS

pam_deny.so

DESCRIPTION

This module can be used to deny access. It always indicates a failure to the application through the PAM framework. It might be suitable for using for default (the OTHER) entries.

OPTIONS

This module does not recognise any options.

MODULE TYPES PROVIDED

All module types (account, auth, password and session) are provided.

RETURN VALUES

PAM_AUTH_ERR

: This is returned by the account and auth services.

PAM_CRED_ERR

: This is returned by the setcred function.

PAM_AUTHTOK_ERR

: This is returned by the password service.

PAM_SESSION_ERR

: This is returned by the session service.

EXAMPLES

#%PAM-1.0
#
# If we don't have config entries for a service, the
# OTHER entries are used. To be secure, warn and deny
# access to everything.
other auth     required       pam_warn.so
other auth     required       pam_deny.so
other account  required       pam_warn.so
other account  required       pam_deny.so
other password required       pam_warn.so
other password required       pam_deny.so
other session  required       pam_warn.so
other session  required       pam_deny.so

AUTHOR

pam_deny was written by Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org>

for client (none)

http://www.andrew-scott.uk/

Andrew Scott

http://www.andrew-scott.co.uk/