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authorSteve Langasek <steve.langasek@ubuntu.com>2019-01-03 12:48:14 -0800
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+pam_exec — PAM module which calls an external command
+
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+DESCRIPTION
+
+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.
+
+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.
+
+AUTHOR
+
+pam_exec was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@thkukuk.de>.
+