pam_echo(8)

NAME#

pam_echo - PAM module for printing text messages

SYNOPSIS#

pam_echo.so [file=/path/message]

DESCRIPTION#

The pam_echo PAM module is for printing text messages to inform user about special things. Sequences starting with the % character are interpreted in the following way:

%H

%h

%s

%t

%U

%u

All other sequences beginning with % expands to the characters following the % character.

OPTIONS#

file=/path/message

MODULE TYPES PROVIDED#

All module types (auth, account, password and session) are provided.

RETURN VALUES#

PAM_BUF_ERR

PAM_SUCCESS

PAM_IGNORE

EXAMPLES#

For an example of the use of this module, we show how it may be used to print information about good passwords:

password optional pam_echo.so file=/usr/share/doc/good-password.txt
password required pam_unix.so
\n

SEE ALSO#

pam.conf(8), pam.d(5), pam(7)

AUTHOR#

Thorsten Kukuk <[email protected]>