pam_sepermit - PAM module to allow/deny login depending on SELinux enforcement state
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Description
The pam_sepermit module allows or denies login depending on SELinux enforcement state.
When the users which are logging in match an entry in the config file they are allowed access only when
SELinux is in enforcing mode. Otherwise they are denied access. For users not matching any entry in the
config file the pam_sepermit module returns PAM_IGNORE return value.
The config file contains a list of user names one per line with optional arguments. If the name is
prefixed with @ character it means that all users in the group name match. If it is prefixed with a %
character the SELinux user is used to match against the name instead of the account name. Note that when
SELinux is disabled the SELinux user assigned to the account cannot be determined. This means that such
entries are never matched when SELinux is disabled and pam_sepermit will return PAM_IGNORE.
See sepermit.conf(5) for details.
Examples
auth [success=done ignore=ignore default=bad] pam_sepermit.so
auth required pam_unix.so
account required pam_unix.so
session required pam_permit.so
Files
/etc/security/sepermit.conf
Default configuration file
Module Types Provided
The auth and account module types are provided.
Name
pam_sepermit - PAM module to allow/deny login depending on SELinux enforcement state
Options
debug
Turns on debugging via syslog(3).
conf=/path/to/config/file
Path to alternative config file overriding the default.
Return Values
PAM_AUTH_ERR
SELinux is disabled or in the permissive mode and the user matches.
PAM_SUCCESS
SELinux is in the enforcing mode and the user matches.
PAM_IGNORE
The user does not match any entry in the config file.
PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
The module was unable to determine the user's name.
PAM_SERVICE_ERR
Error during reading or parsing the config file.
See Also
sepermit.conf(5), pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(7) selinux(8)
Synopsis
pam_sepermit.so [debug] [conf=/path/to/config/file]
