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PAM_WTMPDB(8) | pam_wtmpdb | PAM_WTMPDB(8) |
NAME¶
pam_wtmpdb - PAM module to record login and logout times of users
SYNOPSIS¶
pam_wtmpdb.so [debug] [silent] [skip_if=<services>] [database=<file>]
DESCRIPTION¶
pam_wtmpdb is a PAM module to record the login and logout information of the user. The module uses /var/lib/wtmpdb/wtmpdb.db as database file to store all information.
Compared to some wtmp(5) implementations this PAM module is Y2038 safe and uses sqlite3 to store the information.
OPTIONS¶
debug
silent
skip_if=<services>
database=<file>
MODULE TYPES PROVIDED¶
The session module type is provided for updating the wtmp database with the login and logout information about an user.
RETURN VALUES¶
PAM_SUCCESS
PAM_SERVICE_ERR
PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
PAM_IGNORE
EXAMPLES¶
Add the following line to e.g. /etc/pam.d/login to display the last login time of a user:
session required pam_wtmpdb.so
FILES¶
/var/lib/wtmpdb/wtmpdb.db
SEE ALSO¶
wtmpdb(8), pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(8)
AUTHOR¶
pam_wtmpdb was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.com>.
07/27/2024 | wtmpdb 0.13.0 |