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.\"     Title: pam_listfile
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.TH "PAM_LISTFILE" "8" "06/16/2009" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
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.SH "Name"
pam_listfile \- deny or allow services based on an arbitrary file
.SH "Synopsis"
.fam C
.HP \w'\fBpam_listfile\&.so\fR\ 'u
\fBpam_listfile\&.so\fR item=[tty|user|rhost|ruser|group|shell] sense=[allow|deny] file=\fI/path/filename\fR onerr=[succeed|fail] [apply=[\fIuser\fR|\fI@group\fR]] [quiet]
.fam
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
pam_listfile is a PAM module which provides a way to deny or allow services based on an arbitrary file\&.
.PP
The module gets the
\fBitem\fR
of the type specified \-\-
\fIuser\fR
specifies the username,
\fIPAM_USER\fR; tty specifies the name of the terminal over which the request has been made,
\fIPAM_TTY\fR; rhost specifies the name of the remote host (if any) from which the request was made,
\fIPAM_RHOST\fR; and ruser specifies the name of the remote user (if available) who made the request,
\fIPAM_RUSER\fR
\-\- and looks for an instance of that item in the
\fBfile=\fR\fB\fIfilename\fR\fR\&.
\FCfilename\F[]
contains one line per item listed\&. If the item is found, then if
\fBsense=\fR\fB\fIallow\fR\fR,
\fIPAM_SUCCESS\fR
is returned, causing the authorization request to succeed; else if
\fBsense=\fR\fB\fIdeny\fR\fR,
\fIPAM_AUTH_ERR\fR
is returned, causing the authorization request to fail\&.
.PP
If an error is encountered (for instance, if
\FCfilename\F[]
does not exist, or a poorly\-constructed argument is encountered), then if
\fIonerr=succeed\fR,
\fIPAM_SUCCESS\fR
is returned, otherwise if
\fIonerr=fail\fR,
\fIPAM_AUTH_ERR\fR
or
\fIPAM_SERVICE_ERR\fR
(as appropriate) will be returned\&.
.PP
An additional argument,
\fBapply=\fR, can be used to restrict the application of the above to a specific user (\fBapply=\fR\fB\fIusername\fR\fR) or a given group (\fBapply=\fR\fB\fI@groupname\fR\fR)\&. This added restriction is only meaningful when used with the
\fItty\fR,
\fIrhost\fR
and
\fIshell\fR
items\&.
.PP
Besides this last one, all arguments should be specified; do not count on any default behavior\&.
.PP
No credentials are awarded by this module\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
.PP
\fBitem=[tty|user|rhost|ruser|group|shell]\fR
.RS 4
What is listed in the file and should be checked for\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBsense=[allow|deny]\fR
.RS 4
Action to take if found in file, if the item is NOT found in the file, then the opposite action is requested\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBfile=\fR\fB\fI/path/filename\fR\fR
.RS 4
File containing one item per line\&. The file needs to be a plain file and not world writable\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBonerr=[succeed|fail]\fR
.RS 4
What to do if something weird happens like being unable to open the file\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBapply=[\fR\fB\fIuser\fR\fR\fB|\fR\fB\fI@group\fR\fR\fB]\fR
.RS 4
Restrict the user class for which the restriction apply\&. Note that with
\fBitem=[user|ruser|group]\fR
this does not make sense, but for
\fBitem=[tty|rhost|shell]\fR
it have a meaning\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBquiet\fR
.RS 4
Do not treat service refusals or missing list files as errors that need to be logged\&.
.RE
.SH "MODULE TYPES PROVIDED"
.PP
All module types (\fBauth\fR,
\fBaccount\fR,
\fBpassword\fR
and
\fBsession\fR) are provided\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
.PP
.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 rule does not apply to the
\fBapply\fR
option\&.
.RE
.PP
PAM_SERVICE_ERR
.RS 4
Error in service module\&.
.RE
.PP
PAM_SUCCESS
.RS 4
Success\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
Classic \'ftpusers\' authentication can be implemented with this entry in
\FC/etc/pam\&.d/ftpd\F[]:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.fam C
.ps -1
.nf
.if t \{\
.sp -1
.\}
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.sp -1

#
# deny ftp\-access to users listed in the /etc/ftpusers file
#
auth    required       pam_listfile\&.so \e
        onerr=succeed item=user sense=deny file=/etc/ftpusers
      
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.if t \{\
.sp 1
.\}
.fi
.fam
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.if n \{\
.RE
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.sp
Note, users listed in
\FC/etc/ftpusers\F[]
file are (counterintuitively)
\fInot\fR
allowed access to the ftp service\&.
.PP
To allow login access only for certain users, you can use a
\FC/etc/pam\&.d/login\F[]
entry like this:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.fam C
.ps -1
.nf
.if t \{\
.sp -1
.\}
.BB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
.sp -1

#
# permit login to users listed in /etc/loginusers
#
auth    required       pam_listfile\&.so \e
        onerr=fail item=user sense=allow file=/etc/loginusers
      
.EB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
.if t \{\
.sp 1
.\}
.fi
.fam
.ps +1
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
For this example to work, all users who are allowed to use the login service should be listed in the file
\FC/etc/loginusers\F[]\&. Unless you are explicitly trying to lock out root, make sure that when you do this, you leave a way for root to log in, either by listing root in
\FC/etc/loginusers\F[], or by listing a user who is able to
\fIsu\fR
to the root account\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP

\fBpam.conf\fR(5),
\fBpam.d\fR(5),
\fBpam\fR(8)
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
pam_listfile was written by Michael K\&. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat\&.com> and Elliot Lee <sopwith@cuc\&.edu>\&.