GNU/Linux |
CentOS 5.1 |
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pam_mkhomedir(8) |
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pam_mkhomedir − PAM module to create users home directory
pam_mkhomedir.so [silent] [umask=mode] [skel=skeldir] |
The pam_mkhomedir PAM module will create a users home directory if it does not exist when the session begins. This allows users to be present in central database (such as NIS, kerberos or LDAP) without using a distributed file system or pre−creating a large number of directories. The skeleton directory (usually /etc/skel/) is used to copy default files and also set’s a umask for the creation.
The new users home directory will not be removed after logout of the user.
silent
Don’t print informative messages.
umask=mask
The user file−creation mask is set to mask. The default value of mask is 0022.
skel=/path/to/skel/directory
Indicate an alternative skel directory to override the default /etc/skel.
Only the session service is supported.
PAM_BUF_ERR
Memory buffer error.
PAM_CRED_INSUFFICIENT
Insufficient credentials to access authentication data.
PAM_PERM_DENIED
Not enough permissions to create the new directory or read the skel directory.
PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
User not known to the underlying authentication module.
PAM_SUCCESS
Environment variables were set.
/etc/skel
Default skel directory
A sample /etc/pam.d/login file:
auth requisite
pam_securetty.so
auth sufficient pam_ldap.so
auth required pam_unix.so
auth required pam_nologin.so
account sufficient pam_ldap.so
account required pam_unix.so
password required pam_unix.so
session required pam_mkhomedir.so skel=/etc/skel/ umask=0022
session required pam_unix.so
session optional pam_lastlog.so
session optional pam_mail.so standard
pam.d(8), pam(8).
pam_mkhomedir was written by Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@debian.org>.
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