pam_passwd_auth(5) [osf1 man page]

pam_passwd_auth(5)					Standards, Environments, and Macros					pam_passwd_auth(5)

NAME

       pam_passwd_auth - authentication module for password

SYNOPSIS

       pam_passwd_auth.so.1

DESCRIPTION

       pam_passwd_auth provides authentication functionality to the password service as implemented by passwd(1). It differs from the standard PAM
       authentication modules in its prompting behavior.

       The name of the user whose password attributes are to be updated must be present in the PAM_USER item. This can be accomplished	due  to  a
       previous  call  to  pam_start(3PAM), or explicitly set by pam_set_item(3PAM). Based on the current user-id and the repository that is to by
       updated, the module determines whether a password is necessary for a successful update of the password repository, and if so,  which  pass-
       word is required.

       The following option can be passed to the module:

       debug		       syslog(3C) debugging information at the LOG_DEBUG level

       nowarn		       Turn off warning messages

       server_policy	       If the account authority for the user, as specified by PAM_USER, is a server, do not apply the Unix policy from the
			       passwd entry in the name service switch.

ERRORS

       The following error codes are returned:

       PAM_BUF_ERR	       Memory buffer error

       PAM_IGNORE	       Ignore module, not participating in result

       PAM_SUCCESS	       Successfully obtains authentication token

       PAM_SYSTEM_ERR	       System error

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Evolving			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT Level		     |MT-Safe with exceptions	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       passwd(1), pam(3PAM), pam_authenticate(3PAM), pam_start(3PAM), pam_set_item(3PAM), syslog(3C),  libpam(3LIB),  pam.conf(4),  attributes(5),
       pam_authtok_check(5), pam_authtok_get(5), pam_authtok_store(5), pam_dhkeys(5), pam_unix_account(5), pam_unix_auth(5), pam_unix_session(5)

NOTES

       The interfaces in libpam(3LIB) are MT-Safe only if each thread within the multi-threaded application uses its own PAM handle.

       This  module  relies  on  the value of the current real UID, this module is only safe for MT-applications that don't change UIDs during the
       call to pam_authenticate(3PAM).

       The pam_unix(5) module is no longer supported. Similar functionality is provided  by  pam_authtok_check(5),  pam_authtok_get(5),  pam_auth-
       tok_store(5), pam_dhkeys(5), pam_passwd_auth(5), pam_unix_account(5), pam_unix_auth(5), and pam_unix_session(5).

SunOS 5.10							    10 Aug 2002 						pam_passwd_auth(5)

pam_passwd_auth(5)					Standards, Environments, and Macros					pam_passwd_auth(5)

NAME

       pam_passwd_auth - authentication module for password

SYNOPSIS

       pam_passwd_auth.so.1

DESCRIPTION

       pam_passwd_auth provides authentication functionality to the password service as implemented by passwd(1). It differs from the standard PAM
       authentication modules in its prompting behavior.

       The name of the user whose password attributes are to be updated must be present in the PAM_USER item. This can be accomplished	due  to  a
       previous  call  to  pam_start(3PAM), or explicitly set by pam_set_item(3PAM). Based on the current user-id and the repository that is to by
       updated, the module determines whether a password is necessary for a successful update of the password repository, and if so,  which  pass-
       word is required.

       The following option can be passed to the module:

       debug		       syslog(3C) debugging information at the LOG_DEBUG level

       nowarn		       Turn off warning messages

       server_policy	       If the account authority for the user, as specified by PAM_USER, is a server, do not apply the Unix policy from the
			       passwd entry in the name service switch.

ERRORS

       The following error codes are returned:

       PAM_BUF_ERR	       Memory buffer error

       PAM_IGNORE	       Ignore module, not participating in result

       PAM_SUCCESS	       Successfully obtains authentication token

       PAM_SYSTEM_ERR	       System error

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Evolving			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT Level		     |MT-Safe with exceptions	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       passwd(1), pam(3PAM), pam_authenticate(3PAM), pam_start(3PAM), pam_set_item(3PAM), syslog(3C),  libpam(3LIB),  pam.conf(4),  attributes(5),
       pam_authtok_check(5), pam_authtok_get(5), pam_authtok_store(5), pam_dhkeys(5), pam_unix_account(5), pam_unix_auth(5), pam_unix_session(5)

NOTES

       The interfaces in libpam(3LIB) are MT-Safe only if each thread within the multi-threaded application uses its own PAM handle.

       This  module  relies  on  the value of the current real UID, this module is only safe for MT-applications that don't change UIDs during the
       call to pam_authenticate(3PAM).

       The pam_unix(5) module is no longer supported. Similar functionality is provided  by  pam_authtok_check(5),  pam_authtok_get(5),  pam_auth-
       tok_store(5), pam_dhkeys(5), pam_passwd_auth(5), pam_unix_account(5), pam_unix_auth(5), and pam_unix_session(5).

SunOS 5.10							    10 Aug 2002 						pam_passwd_auth(5)