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+pam_lastlog — PAM module to display date of last login
+
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+DESCRIPTION
+
+pam_lastlog is a PAM module to display a line of information about the last
+login of the user. In addition, the module maintains the /var/log/lastlog file.
+
+Some applications may perform this function themselves. In such cases, this
+module is not necessary.
+
+OPTIONS
+
+debug
+
+ Print debug information.
+
+silent
+
+ Don't inform the user about any previous login, just upate the /var/log/
+ lastlog file.
+
+never
+
+ If the /var/log/lastlog file does not contain any old entries for the user,
+ indicate that the user has never previously logged in with a welcome
+ message.
+
+nodate
+
+ Don't display the date of the last login.
+
+noterm
+
+ Don't display the terminal name on which the last login was attempted.
+
+nohost
+
+ Don't indicate from which host the last login was attempted.
+
+nowtmp
+
+ Don't update the wtmp entry.
+
+EXAMPLES
+
+Add the following line to /etc/pam.d/login to display the last login time of an
+user:
+
+ session required pam_lastlog.so nowtmp
+
+
+AUTHOR
+
+pam_lastlog was written by Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org>.
+