---
name: "dh_installpam"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "debhelper"
version: "13.24.2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dh_installpam"
---

# dh\_installpam(1)

install pam support files

## NAME

dh\_installpam - install pam support files

## SYNOPSIS

**dh\_installpam** \[*debhelper options*\] \[**--name=***name*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**dh\_installpam** is a debhelper program that is responsible for installing files used by PAM into package build directories.

## FILES

- debian/*package*.pam

  Installed into usr/lib/pam.d/*package* in the package build directory.

  Until compatibility level 14 this file was installed under etc/pam.d/*package*. Please consider using the "rm\_conffile" feature from [**dh\_installdeb**(1)](/dh_installdeb/1.md) to ensure the proper removal of previous PAM files.

## OPTIONS

- **--name=***name*

  Look for files named debian/*package*.*name*.pam and install them as usr/lib/pam.d/*name*, instead of using the usual files and installing them using the package name.

## SEE ALSO

[**debhelper**(7)](/debhelper/7.md)

This program is a part of debhelper.

## AUTHOR

Joey Hess \<joeyh@debian.org\>