pam_exec8Linux-PAM Manualpam_execPAM module which calls an external commandpam_exec.so
debug
seteuid
log=filecommand...Description
pam_exec is a PAM module that can be used to run
an external command.
Options
Print debug information.
The output of the command is appended to
file
Per default pam_exec.so will execute the external command
with the real user ID of the calling process.
Specifying this option means the command is run
with the effective user ID.
Module Services Provided
The services , ,
and are supported.
Return Values
The external command runs successfull.
No argument or a wrong number of arguments were given.
A system error occured or the command to execute failed.
pam_setcred was called, which
does not execute the command.
Examples
Add the following line to /etc/pam.d/passwd to
rebuild the NIS database after each local password change:
passwd optional pam_exec.so seteuid make -C /var/yp
This will execute the command
make -C /var/yp
with effective user ID.
See Alsopam.conf5,
pam.d8,
pam8Author
pam_exec was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@thkukuk.de>.