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

# pam\_rootok(8)

RootOK PAM module

## NAME

**pam\_rootok** – RootOK PAM module

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

The RootOK authentication service module for PAM, **pam\_rootok** provides functionality for only one PAM category: authentication. In terms of the *module-type* parameter, this is the “auth” feature. It also provides a null function for session management.

### RootOK Authentication Module

The RootOK authentication component (**pam\_sm\_authenticate**()), always returns success for the superuser; i.e., if [getuid(2)](/getuid/2.md) returns 0.

The following options may be passed to the authentication module:

- **debug**

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

- **no\_warn**

  suppress warning messages to the user. These messages include reasons why the user's authentication attempt was declined.

## SEE ALSO

[getuid(2)](/getuid/2.md), [pam(3)](/pam/3.md), [pam.conf(5)](/pam.conf/5.md)