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PAM_GROUP(8)            NetBSD System Manager's Manual            PAM_GROUP(8)


NAME

     pam_group -- Group PAM module


SYNOPSIS

     [service-name] module-type control-flag pam_group [arguments]


DESCRIPTION

     The group service module for PAM accepts or rejects users based on their
     membership in a particular file group.

     The following options may be passed to the pam_group module:

     deny       Reverse the meaning of the test, i.e., reject the applicant if
                and only if he or she is a member of the specified group.
                This can be useful to exclude certain groups of users from
                certain services.

     fail_safe  If the specified group does not exist, or has no members, act
                as if it does exist and the applicant is a member.

     group=groupname
                Specify the name of the group to check.  The default is
                ``wheel''.

     root_only  Skip this module entirely if the target account is not the
                superuser account.

     authenticate
                The user is asked to authenticate using his own password.


SEE ALSO

     pam.conf(5), pam(8)


AUTHORS

     The pam_group module and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD
     Project by ThinkSec AS and NAI Labs, the Security Research Division of
     Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035
     (``CBOSS''), as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.

NetBSD 5.0                     February 1, 2005                     NetBSD 5.0