Module Name: Author: Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@parc.power.net> Maintainer: Author Management groups provided: auth Cryptographically sensitive: Security rating: Clean code base: System dependencies: uses information contained in the /var/log/wtmp file. Network aware: Overview of module

This session module maintains the /var/log/wtmp file. Adding an open entry when called via the pam_open_seesion() function and completing it when pam_close_session() is called. This module can also display a line of information about the last login of the user. If an application already performs these tasks, it is not necessary to use this module. Authentication component

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This module can be used to provide a ``Last login on ...'' message. when the user logs into the system from what ever application uses the PAM libraries. In addition, the module maintains the /var/log/wtmp file.

The behavior of this module can be modified with one of the following flags:

/var/log/wtmp file. /var/log/wtmp file does not contain any old entries for the user, indicate that the user has never previously logged in with a ``welcome..." message. Examples/suggested usage: This module can be used to indicate that the user has new mail when they /etc/pam.conf file: # # do we have any mail? # login session optional pam_lastlog.so

Note, some applications may perform this function themselves. In such cases, this module is not necessary.