---
name: "pam_permit"
section: "8"
platform: "freebsd"
package: "base"
version: "16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79"
release: "FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pam_permit"
---

# pam\_permit(8)

Promiscuous PAM module

## NAME

**pam\_permit** – Promiscuous PAM module

## SYNOPSIS

\[*service-name*\] *module-type* *control-flag* *pam\_permit* \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The Promiscuous authentication service module for PAM, **pam\_permit** provides functionality for all the PAM categories: authentication, account management, session management and password management. In terms of the *module-type* parameter, these are the “auth”, “account”, “session”, and “password” features.

The Promiscuous module will universally allow all requests. It is primarily of use during testing, and to silence “noisy” PAM-enabled applications.

The following options may be passed to the module:

- **debug**

  [syslog(3)](/syslog/3.md) debugging information at LOG\_DEBUG level.

## SEE ALSO

[pam(3)](/pam/3.md), [syslog(3)](/syslog/3.md), [pam.conf(5)](/pam.conf/5.md)