pam_shells8
Pam module to check for valid login shell
Usage
pam_shells.so
Overview
pam_shells is a PAM module that only allows access to the system if the user's shell is listed in /etc/shells.
It also checks if needed files (e.g. /etc/shells) are plain files and not world writable.
Options
This module does not recognise any options.
Module types provided
The auth and account module types are provided.
Return values
PAM_AUTH_ERR
Access to the system was denied.
PAM_SUCCESS
The user's login shell was listed as valid shell in /etc/shells.
PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
The user does not exist or the user's login shell could not be determined.
PAM_SERVICE_ERR
The module was not able to get the name of the user.
Examples
auth required pam_shells.so
Releases
12 releases since Debian 1.3 (Bo); the text changed 9 times.