PAM_DEBUG(8)

  .SH "NAME" pam_debug - PAM module to debug the PAM stack
  .SH "SYNOPSIS"
    .HP u
      pam_debug.so
       [auth=value]
       [cred=value]
       [acct=value]
       [prechauthtok=value]
       [chauthtok=value]
       [auth=value]
       [open_session=value]
       [close_session=value]

  .SH "DESCRIPTION"

    .PP The pam_debug PAM module is intended as a debugging aide for determining how the PAM stack is operating. This module returns what its module arguments tell it to return.

  .SH "OPTIONS"

      .PP auth=value

              The pam_sm_authenticate(3) function will return value.

          .RE
          .PP cred=value

                  The pam_sm_setcred(3) function will return value.

              .RE
              .PP acct=value

                      The pam_sm_acct_mgmt(3) function will return value.

                  .RE
                  .PP prechauthtok=value

                          The pam_sm_chauthtok(3) function will return value if the PAM_PRELIM_CHECK flag is set.

                      .RE
                      .PP chauthtok=value

                              The pam_sm_chauthtok(3) function will return value if the PAM_PRELIM_CHECK flag is not set.

                          .RE
                          .PP open_session=value

                                  The pam_sm_open_session(3) function will return value.

                              .RE
                              .PP close_session=value

                                      The pam_sm_close_session(3) function will return value.

                                  .RE

                                .PP Where value can be one of: success, open_err, symbol_err, service_err, system_err, buf_err, perm_denied, auth_err, cred_insufficient, authinfo_unavail, user_unknown, maxtries, new_authtok_reqd, acct_expired, session_err, cred_unavail, cred_expired, cred_err, no_module_data, conv_err, authtok_err, authtok_recover_err, authtok_lock_busy, authtok_disable_aging, try_again, ignore, abort, authtok_expired, module_unknown, bad_item, conv_again, incomplete.

                              .SH "MODULE TYPES PROVIDED"

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

                              .SH "RETURN VALUES"

                                  .PP PAM_SUCCESS

                                          Default return code if no other value was specified, else specified return value.

                                      .RE

                                  .SH "EXAMPLES"

                                    auth    requisite       pam_permit.so
                                    auth    [success=2 default=ok]  pam_debug.so auth=perm_denied cred=success
                                    auth    [default=reset]         pam_debug.so auth=success cred=perm_denied
                                    auth    [success=done default=die] pam_debug.so
                                    auth    optional        pam_debug.so auth=perm_denied cred=perm_denied
                                    auth    sufficient      pam_debug.so auth=success cred=success

                                  .SH "SEE ALSO"

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

                                  .SH "AUTHOR"

                                      .PP pam_debug was written by Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org>.