---
name: "pam_sepermit"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "libpam-runtime"
version: "1.7.0-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pam_sepermit"
---

# pam\_sepermit(8)

PAM module to allow/deny login depending on SELinux enforcement state

## NAME

pam\_sepermit - PAM module to allow/deny login depending on SELinux enforcement state

## SYNOPSIS

**pam\_sepermit.so** \[debug\] \[conf=*/path/to/config/file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The pam\_sepermit module allows or denies login depending on SELinux enforcement state.

When the users which are logging in match an entry in the config file they are allowed access only when SELinux is in enforcing mode. Otherwise they are denied access. For users not matching any entry in the config file the pam\_sepermit module returns PAM\_IGNORE return value.

The config file contains a list of user names one per line with optional arguments. If the *name* is prefixed with *@* character it means that all users in the group *name* match. If it is prefixed with a *%* character the SELinux user is used to match against the *name* instead of the account name. Note that when SELinux is disabled the SELinux user assigned to the account cannot be determined. This means that such entries are never matched when SELinux is disabled and pam\_sepermit will return PAM\_IGNORE.

See [**sepermit.conf**(5)](/sepermit.conf/5.md) for details.

## OPTIONS

debug

Turns on debugging via [**syslog**(3)](/syslog/3.md).

conf=/path/to/config/file

Path to alternative config file overriding the default.

## MODULE TYPES PROVIDED

The **auth** and **account** module types are provided.

## RETURN VALUES

PAM\_AUTH\_ERR

SELinux is disabled or in the permissive mode and the user matches.

PAM\_SUCCESS

SELinux is in the enforcing mode and the user matches.

PAM\_IGNORE

The user does not match any entry in the config file.

PAM\_USER\_UNKNOWN

The module was unable to determine the user's name.

PAM\_SERVICE\_ERR

Error during reading or parsing the config file.

## FILES

/etc/security/sepermit.conf

Default configuration file

## EXAMPLES

```
auth     [success=done ignore=ignore default=bad] pam_sepermit.so
auth     required  pam_unix.so
account  required  pam_unix.so
session  required  pam_permit.so
```

## SEE ALSO

[**sepermit.conf**(5)](/sepermit.conf/5.md), [**pam.conf**(5)](/pam.conf/5.md), [**pam.d**(5)](/pam.d/5.md), [**pam**(7)](/pam/7.md) [**selinux**(8)](/selinux/8.md)

## AUTHOR

pam\_sepermit and this manual page were written by Tomas Mraz \<tmraz@redhat.com\>.