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$Id: pam_mail.sgml,v 1.2 1997/02/15 18:25:44 morgan Exp $
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This file was written by Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@parc.power.net>
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<sect1>The last login module
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<sect2>Synopsis
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<p>
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<descrip>
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<tag><bf>Module Name:</bf></tag>
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<tt/pam_lastlog/
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<tag><bf>Author:</bf></tag>
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Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@parc.power.net>
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<tag><bf>Maintainer:</bf></tag>
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Author
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<tag><bf>Management groups provided:</bf></tag>
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auth
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<tag><bf>Cryptographically sensitive:</bf></tag>
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<tag><bf>Security rating:</bf></tag>
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<tag><bf>Clean code base:</bf></tag>
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<tag><bf>System dependencies:</bf></tag>
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uses information contained in the <tt>/var/log/wtmp</tt> file.
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<tag><bf>Network aware:</bf></tag>
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</descrip>
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<sect2>Overview of module
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<p>
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This session module maintains the <tt>/var/log/wtmp</tt> file. Adding
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an open entry when called via the <tt>pam_open_seesion()</tt> function
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and completing it when <tt>pam_close_session()</tt> is called. This
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module can also display a line of information about the last login of
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the user. If an application already performs these tasks, it is not
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necessary to use this module.
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<sect2>Authentication component
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<p>
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<descrip>
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<tag><bf>Recognized arguments:</bf></tag>
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<tt/debug/; <tt/nodate/; <tt/noterm/; <tt/nohost/; <tt/silent/;
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<tt/never/
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<tag><bf>Description:</bf></tag>
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<p>
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This module can be used to provide a ``Last login on ...''
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message. when the user logs into the system from what ever application
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uses the PAM libraries. In addition, the module maintains the
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<tt>/var/log/wtmp</tt> file.
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<p>
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The behavior of this module can be modified with one of the following
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flags:
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<itemize>
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<item><tt/debug/
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- write more information to <tt/syslog(3)/.
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<item><tt/nodate/
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- neglect to give the date of the last login when displaying
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information about the last login on the system.
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<item><tt/noterm/
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- neglect to diplay the terminal name on which the last login was
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attempt.
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<item><tt/nohost/
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- neglect to indicate from which host the last login was attempted.
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<item><tt/silent/
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- neglect to inform the user about any previous login: just update
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the <tt>/var/log/wtmp</tt> file.
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<item><tt/never/
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- if the <tt>/var/log/wtmp</tt> file does not contain any old entries
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for the user, indicate that the user has never previously logged in
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with a ``welcome..." message.
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</itemize>
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<tag><bf>Examples/suggested usage:</bf></tag>
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This module can be used to indicate that the user has new mail when
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they <em/login/ to the system. Here is a sample entry for your
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<tt>/etc/pam.conf</tt> file:
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<tscreen>
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<verb>
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#
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# do we have any mail?
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#
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login session optional pam_lastlog.so
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</verb>
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</tscreen>
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<p>
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Note, some applications may perform this function themselves. In such
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cases, this module is not necessary.
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</descrip>
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