pam_exec is a PAM module that can be used to run an external command.
OPTIONS
debug
Print debug information.
log=file
The output of the command is appended to
file
seteuid
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
auth,
account,
password
and
session
are supported.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_SUCCESS
The external command runs successfull.
PAM_SERVICE_ERR
No argument or a wrong number of arguments were given.
PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
A system error occured or the command to execute failed.
PAM_IGNORE
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