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pam_krb5_cchelper(8) [centos man page]

pam_krb5_cchelper(8)					   System Administrator's Manual				      pam_krb5_cchelper(8)

NAME

       //usr/$LIB/security/pam_krb5/pam_krb5_cchelper - Credential cache helper

SYNOPSIS

       pam_krb5_cchelper [-c|-u|-d] [ccname] [uid] [gid]

DESCRIPTION

       The pam_krb5.so module uses pam_krb5_cchelper to create, update, and remove credential caches.

ARGUMENTS

       -c|-u|-d
	      A  flag  indicating whether the helper is expected to create, update, or destroy a ccache.  When creating a ccache, the ccname argu-
	      ment should be a name or a pattern ending in XXXXXX.  When updating or deleting a ccache, the ccname argument should be the name	of
	      an extant ccache.

       ccname A credential cache name or name pattern of the form TYPE:/tmp/foo or TYPE:/tmp/fooXXXXXX.

       uid    An  optional  numeric  UID which the helper will attempt to switch to before creating a ccache.  The helper continues in its task if
	      the attempt fails.

       gid    An optional numeric GID which the helper will attempt to switch to before creating a ccache.  The helper continues in  its  task	if
	      the attempt fails.

OPERATION

       The helper will read contents from its standard input.
       If input of suitable length is not read, the specified credential cache is deleted.
       If  input  of  suitable	length is read, a temporary file is created and the input is stored to the file.  If TYPE is FILE, the file's name
       will be based on the pattern and the name of this new credential cache will be printed.	If TYPE is not FILE, a new credential  cache  will
       be  created and the contents of the temporary file will be treated as a credential cache whose contents will be copied into the new creden-
       tial cache, whose name will be printed.

FILES

       //usr/$LIB/security/pam_krb5.so

SEE ALSO

       mkstemp(3) pam_krb5(5) pam_krb5(8)

BUGS

       Probably, but let's hope not.  If you find any, please file them in the bug database at http://bugzilla.redhat.com/ against the	"pam_krb5"
       component.

AUTHOR

       Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com>

Red Hat Linux							    2013/04/16						      pam_krb5_cchelper(8)

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GIT-CREDENTIAL-CAC(1)						    Git Manual						     GIT-CREDENTIAL-CAC(1)

NAME

       git-credential-cache - helper to temporarily store passwords in memory

SYNOPSIS

       git config credential.helper 'cache [options]'

DESCRIPTION

       This command caches credentials in memory for use by future git programs. The stored credentials never touch the disk, and are forgotten
       after a configurable timeout. The cache is accessible over a Unix domain socket, restricted to the current user by filesystem permissions.

       You probably don't want to invoke this command directly; it is meant to be used as a credential helper by other parts of git. See
       gitcredentials(7) or EXAMPLES below.

OPTIONS

       --timeout <seconds>
	   Number of seconds to cache credentials (default: 900).

       --socket <path>
	   Use <path> to contact a running cache daemon (or start a new cache daemon if one is not started). Defaults to
	   ~/.git-credential-cache/socket. If your home directory is on a network-mounted filesystem, you may need to change this to a local
	   filesystem.

CONTROLLING THE DAEMON

       If you would like the daemon to exit early, forgetting all cached credentials before their timeout, you can issue an exit action:

	   git credential-cache exit

EXAMPLES

       The point of this helper is to reduce the number of times you must type your username or password. For example:

	   $ git config credential.helper cache
	   $ git push http://example.com/repo.git
	   Username: <type your username>
	   Password: <type your password>

	   [work for 5 more minutes]
	   $ git push http://example.com/repo.git
	   [your credentials are used automatically]

       You can provide options via the credential.helper configuration variable (this example drops the cache time to 5 minutes):

	   $ git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout=300'

GIT

       Part of the git(1) suite

Git 1.7.10.4							    11/24/2012						     GIT-CREDENTIAL-CAC(1)
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