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+.\" Title: pam_echo
+.\" Author:
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.70.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\" Date: 06/21/2006
+.\" Manual: Linux\-PAM Manual
+.\" Source: Linux\-PAM Manual
+.\"
+.TH "PAM_ECHO" "8" "06/21/2006" "Linux\-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
+.\" disable hyphenation
+.nh
+.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only)
+.ad l
+.SH "NAME"
+pam_echo \- PAM module for printing text messages
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.HP 12
+\fBpam_echo.so\fR [file=\fI/path/message\fR]
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.PP
+The
+\fIpam_echo\fR
+PAM module is for printing text messages to inform user about special things. Sequences starting with the
+\fI%\fR
+character are interpreted in the following way:
+.TP 3n
+\fI%H\fR
+The name of the remote host (PAM_RHOST).
+.TP 3n
+\fB%h\fR
+The name of the local host.
+.TP 3n
+\fI%s\fR
+The service name (PAM_SERVICE).
+.TP 3n
+\fI%t\fR
+The name of the controlling terminal (PAM_TTY).
+.TP 3n
+\fI%U\fR
+The remote user name (PAM_RUSER).
+.TP 3n
+\fI%u\fR
+The local user name (PAM_USER).
+.PP
+All other sequences beginning with
+\fI%\fR
+expands to the characters following the
+\fI%\fR
+character.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.TP 3n
+\fBfile=\fR\fB\fI/path/message\fR\fR
+The content of the file
+\fI/path/message\fR
+will be printed with the PAM conversion function as PAM_TEXT_INFO.
+.SH "MODULE SERVICES PROVIDED"
+.PP
+All services are supported.
+.SH "RETURN VALUES"
+.TP 3n
+PAM_BUF_ERR
+Memory buffer error.
+.TP 3n
+PAM_SUCCESS
+Message was successful printed.
+.TP 3n
+PAM_IGNORE
+PAM_SILENT flag was given or message file does not exist, no message printed.
+.SH "EXAMPLES"
+.PP
+For an example of the use of this module, we show how it may be used to print informations about good passwords:
+.sp
+.RS 3n
+.nf
+password optional pam_echo.so file=/usr/share/doc/good\-password.txt
+password required pam_unix.so
+
+.fi
+.RE
+.sp
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.PP
+
+\fBpam.conf\fR(8),
+\fBpam.d\fR(8),
+\fBpam\fR(8)
+.SH "AUTHOR"
+.PP
+Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@thkukuk.de>