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diff --git a/modules/pam_stress/README b/modules/pam_stress/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e64bf2d --- /dev/null +++ b/modules/pam_stress/README @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +# +# This describes the behavior of this module with respect to the +# /etc/pam.conf file. +# +# writen by Andrew Morgan <morgan@parc.power.net> +# + +This module recognizes the following arguments. + +debug put lots of information in syslog. + *NOTE* this option writes passwords to syslog, so + don't use anything sensitive when testing. + +no_warn don't give warnings about things (otherwise warnings are issued + via the conversation function) + +use_first_pass don't prompt for a password, for pam_sm_authentication + function just use item PAM_AUTHTOK. + +try_first_pass don't prompt for a password unless there has been no + previous authentication token (item PAM_AUTHTOK is NULL) + +rootok This is intended for the pam_sm_chauthtok function and + it instructs this function to permit root to change + the user's password without entering the old password. + +The following arguments are acted on by the module. They are intended +to make the module give the impression of failing as a fully +functioning module might. + +expired an argument intended for the account and chauthtok module + parts. It instructs the module to act as if the user's + password has expired + +fail_1 this instructs the module to make its first function fail. + +fail_2 this instructs the module to make its second function (if there + is one) fail. + + The function break up is indicated in the Module + Developers' Guide. Listed here it is: + + service function 1 function 2 + ------- ---------- ---------- + auth pam_sm_authenticate pam_sm_setcred + password pam_sm_chauthtok + session pam_sm_open_session pam_sm_close_session + account pam_sm_acct_mgmt + +prelim for pam_sm_chauthtok, means fail on PAM_PRELIM_CHECK. + +required for pam_sm_chauthtok, means fail if the user hasn't already + been authenticated by this module. (See stress_new_pwd data + item below.) + +# +# data strings that this module uses are the following: +# + +data name value(s) Comments +--------- -------- -------- +stress_new_pwd yes tells pam_sm_chauthtok that + pam_sm_acct_mgmt says we need a new + password |