NAME
pam_rootok
- RootOK PAM module
SYNOPSIS
[service-name]
module-type
control-flag
pam_rootok
[options]
DESCRIPTION
The RootOK authentication service module for PAM
provides functionality for only one PAM category:
authentication.
In terms of the
module-type
parameter, this is the
``
auth
''
feature.
It also provides a null function for session management.
RootOK Authentication Module
The RootOK authentication component
(pam_sm_authenticate(
)),
always returns success for the superuser;
i.e.,
if
getuid(2)
returns 0.
The following options may be passed to the authentication module:
- debug
-
syslog(3)
debugging information at
LOG_DEBUG
level.
- no_warn
-
suppress warning messages to the user.
These messages include
reasons why the user's
authentication attempt was declined.
SEE ALSO
getuid(2),
pam.conf(5),
pam(8)