asis">root, the user will not forward cookies to other users.

Both the import and export files support wildcards (such as *). Both the import and export files can be empty, signifying that no users are allowed.

6.43.2. OPTIONS

debug

Print debug information.

xauthpath=/path/to/xauth

Specify the path the xauth program (it is expected in /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth, /usr/bin/xauth, or /usr/bin/X11/xauth by default).

systemuser=UID

Specify the highest UID which will be assumed to belong to a "system" user. pam_xauth will refuse to forward credentials to users with UID less than or equal to this number, except for root and the "targetuser", if specified.

targetuser=UID

Specify a single target UID which is exempt from the systemuser check.

6.43.3. MODULE TYPES PROVIDED

Only the session type is provided.

6.43.4. RETURN VALUES

PAM_BUF_ERR

Memory buffer error.

PAM_PERM_DENIED

Permission denied by import/export file.

PAM_SESSION_ERR

Cannot determine user name, UID or access users home directory.

PAM_SUCCESS

Success.

PAM_USER_UNKNOWN

User not known.

6.43.5. EXAMPLES

Add the following line to /etc/pam.d/su to forward xauth keys between users when calling su:

session  optional  pam_xauth.so
      

6.43.6. AUTHOR

pam_xauth was written by Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com>, based on original version by Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat.com>.