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.\"     Title: pam_keyinit
.\"    Author: [see the "AUTHOR" section]
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.\"      Date: 04/01/2016
.\"    Manual: Linux-PAM Manual
.\"    Source: Linux-PAM Manual
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "PAM_KEYINIT" "8" "04/01/2016" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
pam_keyinit \- Kernel session keyring initialiser module
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBpam_keyinit\&.so\fR\ 'u
\fBpam_keyinit\&.so\fR [debug] [force] [revoke]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The pam_keyinit PAM module ensures that the invoking process has a session keyring other than the user default session keyring\&.
.PP
The session component of the module checks to see if the process\*(Aqs session keyring is the user default, and, if it is, creates a new anonymous session keyring with which to replace it\&.
.PP
If a new session keyring is created, it will install a link to the user common keyring in the session keyring so that keys common to the user will be automatically accessible through it\&.
.PP
The session keyring of the invoking process will thenceforth be inherited by all its children unless they override it\&.
.PP
This module is intended primarily for use by login processes\&. Be aware that after the session keyring has been replaced, the old session keyring and the keys it contains will no longer be accessible\&.
.PP
This module should not, generally, be invoked by programs like
\fBsu\fR, since it is usually desirable for the key set to percolate through to the alternate context\&. The keys have their own permissions system to manage this\&.
.PP
This module should be included as early as possible in a PAM configuration, so that other PAM modules can attach tokens to the keyring\&.
.PP
The keyutils package is used to manipulate keys more directly\&. This can be obtained from:
.PP
\m[blue]\fBKeyutils\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fBdebug\fR
.RS 4
Log debug information with
\fBsyslog\fR(3)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBforce\fR
.RS 4
Causes the session keyring of the invoking process to be replaced unconditionally\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBrevoke\fR
.RS 4
Causes the session keyring of the invoking process to be revoked when the invoking process exits if the session keyring was created for this process in the first place\&.
.RE
.SH "MODULE TYPES PROVIDED"
.PP
Only the
\fBsession\fR
module type is provided\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
.PP
PAM_SUCCESS
.RS 4
This module will usually return this value
.RE
.PP
PAM_AUTH_ERR
.RS 4
Authentication failure\&.
.RE
.PP
PAM_BUF_ERR
.RS 4
Memory buffer error\&.
.RE
.PP
PAM_IGNORE
.RS 4
The return value should be ignored by PAM dispatch\&.
.RE
.PP
PAM_SERVICE_ERR
.RS 4
Cannot determine the user name\&.
.RE
.PP
PAM_SESSION_ERR
.RS 4
This module will return this value if its arguments are invalid or if a system error such as ENOMEM occurs\&.
.RE
.PP
PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
.RS 4
User not known\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
Add this line to your login entries to start each login session with its own session keyring:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
session  required  pam_keyinit\&.so
      
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.PP
This will prevent keys from one session leaking into another session for the same user\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBpam.conf\fR(5),
\fBpam.d\fR(5),
\fBpam\fR(8)\fBkeyctl\fR(1)
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
pam_keyinit was written by David Howells, <dhowells@redhat\&.com>\&.
.SH "NOTES"
.IP " 1." 4
Keyutils
.RS 4
\%http://people.redhat.com/~dhowells/keyutils/
.RE