of trying to obtain the user from the login session associated with the terminal in use.

6.42.3. MODULE TYPES PROVIDED

The auth and account module types are provided.

6.42.4. RETURN VALUES

PAM_AUTH_ERR

Authentication failure.

PAM_BUF_ERR

Memory buffer error.

PAM_IGNORE

The return value should be ignored by PAM dispatch.

PAM_PERM_DENY

Permission denied.

PAM_SERVICE_ERR

Cannot determine the user name.

PAM_SUCCESS

Success.

PAM_USER_UNKNOWN

User not known.

6.42.5. EXAMPLES

The root account gains access by default (rootok), only wheel members can become root (wheel) but Unix authenticate non-root applicants.

su      auth     sufficient     pam_rootok.so
su      auth     required       pam_wheel.so
su      auth     required       pam_unix.so
      

6.42.6. AUTHOR

pam_wheel was written by Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com>.