.TH "SHM_ASKPASS" "1" "2013/02/13" .nh .ad l .SH "NAME" shm_askpass \- An SSH-ASKPASS compliant helper for use with pam_sshauth .SH "SYNOPSIS" .HP \w'\fBshm_askpass\fR\ 'u \fBshm_askpass\fR .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP \fBshm_askpass\fR is a small SSH-ASKPASS compliant password helper\&. Upon providing the password to ssh as a regular user, it will automatically delete the password\&. If it provides the password as root, it will not clear the password\&. .PP .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP \fBpam_sshauth\fR(8), \fBpam.d\fR(5), \fBpam\fR(7) .SH "AUTHOR" .PP shm_askpass was written by Scott Balneaves \&.