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.TH "PAM_ISSUE" "8" "09/03/2021" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
pam_issue \- PAM module to add issue file to user prompt
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBpam_issue\&.so\fR\ 'u
\fBpam_issue\&.so\fR [noesc] [issue=\fIissue\-file\-name\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
pam_issue is a PAM module to prepend an issue file to the username prompt\&. It also by default parses escape codes in the issue file similar to some common getty\*(Aqs (using \ex format)\&.
.PP
Recognized escapes:
.PP
\fB\ed\fR
.RS 4
current day
.RE
.PP
\fB\el\fR
.RS 4
name of this tty
.RE
.PP
\fB\em\fR
.RS 4
machine architecture (uname \-m)
.RE
.PP
\fB\en\fR
.RS 4
machine\*(Aqs network node hostname (uname \-n)
.RE
.PP
\fB\eo\fR
.RS 4
domain name of this system
.RE
.PP
\fB\er\fR
.RS 4
release number of operating system (uname \-r)
.RE
.PP
\fB\et\fR
.RS 4
current time
.RE
.PP
\fB\es\fR
.RS 4
operating system name (uname \-s)
.RE
.PP
\fB\eu\fR
.RS 4
number of users currently logged in
.RE
.PP
\fB\eU\fR
.RS 4
same as \eu except it is suffixed with "user" or "users" (eg\&. "1 user" or "10 users")
.RE
.PP
\fB\ev\fR
.RS 4
operating system version and build date (uname \-v)
.RE
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
.PP
\fBnoesc\fR
.RS 4
Turns off escape code parsing\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBissue=\fR\fB\fIissue\-file\-name\fR\fR
.RS 4
The file to output if not using the default\&.
.RE
.SH "MODULE TYPES PROVIDED"
.PP
Only the
\fBauth\fR
module type is provided\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
.PP
.PP
PAM_BUF_ERR
.RS 4
Memory buffer error\&.
.RE
.PP
PAM_IGNORE
.RS 4
The prompt was already changed\&.
.RE
.PP
PAM_SERVICE_ERR
.RS 4
A service module error occurred\&.
.RE
.PP
PAM_SUCCESS
.RS 4
The new prompt was set successfully\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
Add the following line to
/etc/pam\&.d/login
to set the user specific issue at login:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
        auth optional pam_issue\&.so issue=/etc/issue
      
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBpam.conf\fR(5),
\fBpam.d\fR(5),
\fBpam\fR(7)
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
pam_issue was written by Ben Collins <bcollins@debian\&.org>\&.