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PAM_LASTLOG(8) | Linux-PAM Manual | PAM_LASTLOG(8) |
NAME¶
pam_lastlog - PAM module to display date of last loginSYNOPSIS¶
pam_lastlog.so
[debug] [silent] [never] [nodate] [nohost] [noterm] [nowtmp] [noupdate]
[showfailed]
DESCRIPTION¶
pam_lastlog is a PAM module to display a line of information about the last login of the user. In addition, the module maintains the /var/log/lastlog file. Some applications may perform this function themselves. In such cases, this module is not necessary.OPTIONS¶
debugPrint debug information.
silent
Don't inform the user about any previous
login, just update the /var/log/lastlog file.
never
If the /var/log/lastlog file does not contain
any old entries for the user, indicate that the user has never previously
logged in with a welcome message.
nodate
Don't display the date of the last
login.
noterm
Don't display the terminal name on which the
last login was attempted.
nohost
Don't indicate from which host the last login
was attempted.
nowtmp
Don't update the wtmp entry.
noupdate
Don't update any file.
showfailed
Display number of failed login attempts and
the date of the last failed attempt from btmp. The date is not displayed when
nodate is specified.
MODULE TYPES PROVIDED¶
Only the session module type is provided.RETURN VALUES¶
PAM_SUCCESSEverything was successful.
PAM_SERVICE_ERR
Internal service module error.
PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
User not known.
EXAMPLES¶
Add the following line to /etc/pam.d/login to display the last login time of an user:session required pam_lastlog.so nowtmp
FILES¶
/var/log/lastlogLastlog logging file
SEE ALSO¶
AUTHOR¶
pam_lastlog was written by Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org>.06/04/2011 | Linux-PAM Manual |