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PAMCK(1) Pam-Modules User Reference PAMCK(1)

pamck - test PAM stack

pamck [-hv] [-s SERVICE] [-g GROUP] USER [PASSWORD]

Tests the functionality of PAM stack.

-h
Print short help summary and exit.
-v
Print program version and copyright information and exit.
-s SERVICE
Select service name to use. Default group is check.
-g GROUP
Select PAM management group to check. Allowed arguments are:
auth
Authentication group. Call pam_authenticate.
acct
Account management. Call pam_acct_mgmt.
open
Session management. Call pam_open_session.
close
Session management. Call pam_close_session.
pass
Password management. Call pam_chauthtok.

0
Successful termination.
1
Invalid command line usage.
2
PAM stack returned error.

1.
Test if the user smith can be authenticated using the check service. The program will ask for password interactively:

pamck smith
2.
Same as above, but supply password on the command line:

pamck smith guessme
3.
Check if the user smith authenticates using the ftp service.

pamck -s ftp smith

This manpage is a short description of pamck. For a detailed discussion, including examples and usage recommendations, refer to the PAM-modules Manual available in texinfo format. If the info reader and the tar documentation are properly installed on your system, the command

info pam-modules

should give you access to the complete manual.

You can also view the manual using the info mode in emacs(1), or find it in various formats online at

http://www.gnu.org.ua/software/pam-modules/manual

If any discrepancies occur between this manpage and the PAM-modules Manual, the later shall be considered the authoritative source.

pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(8).

Sergey Poznyakoff <gray@gnu.org>

Report bugs to <bug-pam-modules@gnu.org.ua>.

Copyright © 2001-2014 Sergey Poznyakoff
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

March 31, 2014 PAM-MODULES

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