PAM Library
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Introduction to PAM Library
The PAM Library package contains Pluggable Authentication Modules. This is useful for enabling the local system administrator to choose how applications authenticate users.
RedHat develops a set of external modules for use with Linux-Pam. This includes the pam_console module which can be used by some programs such as HAL and gnome-volume-manager. The purpose of pam_console is to indicate which user is active at the console and take appropriate actions. It does this by listing active users in the /var/run/console directory and assigning one to the console.lock file.
Dependencies
Optional
Non-Multilib
If you would like to build the pam_console module run the following commands:
tar -xf ../pam-redhat-0.99.5-1.tar.bz2 && sed -i 's,modules/Makefile,& modules/pam_console/Makefile,' configure.in && sed -i 's/SUBDIRS =/& pam_console/' modules/Makefile.am && sed -i '/^permsd_DATA/d' modules/pam_console/Makefile.am && autoreconf -v
Configure and compile the package:
./configure --libdir=/usr/lib --sbindir=/lib/security \
--enable-securedir=/lib/security \
--enable-docdir=/usr/share/doc/Linux-PAM-1.1.3 \
--enable-read-both-confs &&
make
Install the package:
make install && chmod -v 4755 /lib/security/unix_chkpwd && mv -v /lib/security/pam_tally /sbin && mv -v /usr/lib/libpam*.so.0* /lib && LIBNAME=$(cat libpam/libpam.la | grep library_names | cut -f2 -d"'" | cut -f1 -d" ") ln -sf ../../lib/$LIBNAME /usr/lib/libpam.so LIBNAME=$(cat libpamc/libpamc.la | grep library_names | cut -f2 -d"'" | cut -f1 -d" ") ln -sf ../../lib/$LIBNAME /usr/lib/libpamc.so LIBNAME=$(cat libpam_misc/libpam_misc.la | grep library_names | cut -f2 -d"'" | cut -f1 -d" ") ln -sf ../../lib/$LIBNAME /usr/lib/libpam_misc.so
Multilib
32Bit
If you would like to build the pam_console module run the following commands:
tar -xf ../pam-redhat-0.99.5-1.tar.bz2 && sed -i 's,modules/Makefile,& modules/pam_console/Makefile,' configure.in && sed -i 's/SUBDIRS =/& pam_console/' modules/Makefile.am && sed -i '/^permsd_DATA/d' modules/pam_console/Makefile.am && autoreconf -v
Configure and compile the package:
CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" ./configure --libdir=/usr/lib --sbindir=/lib/security \
--enable-securedir=/lib/security \
--enable-docdir=/usr/share/doc/Linux-PAM-1.1.3 \
--enable-read-both-confs &&
make
Install the package:
make install && chmod -v 4755 /lib/security/unix_chkpwd && mv -v /lib/security/pam_tally /sbin && mv -v /usr/lib/libpam*.so.0* /lib && LIBNAME=$(cat libpam/libpam.la | grep library_names | cut -f2 -d"'" | cut -f1 -d" ") && ln -sf ../../lib/$LIBNAME /usr/lib/libpam.so && LIBNAME=$(cat libpamc/libpamc.la | grep library_names | cut -f2 -d"'" | cut -f1 -d" ") && ln -sf ../../lib/$LIBNAME /usr/lib/libpamc.so && LIBNAME=$(cat libpam_misc/libpam_misc.la | grep library_names | cut -f2 -d"'" | cut -f1 -d" ") && ln -sf ../../lib/$LIBNAME /usr/lib/libpam_misc.so
N32
If you would like to build the pam_console module run the following commands:
tar -xf ../pam-redhat-0.99.5-1.tar.bz2 && sed -i 's,modules/Makefile,& modules/pam_console/Makefile,' configure.in && sed -i 's/SUBDIRS =/& pam_console/' modules/Makefile.am && sed -i '/^permsd_DATA/d' modules/pam_console/Makefile.am && autoreconf -v
Configure and compile the package:
CC="gcc ${BUILDN32}" ./configure --libdir=/usr/lib32 --sbindir=/lib32/security \
--enable-securedir=/lib32/security \
--enable-docdir=/usr/share/doc/Linux-PAM-1.1.3 \
--enable-read-both-confs &&
make
Install the package:
make install && chmod -v 4755 /lib32/security/unix_chkpwd && mv -v /lib32/security/pam_tally /sbin && mv -v /usr/lib32/libpam*.so.0* /lib32 && LIBNAME=$(cat libpam/libpam.la | grep library_names | cut -f2 -d"'" | cut -f1 -d" ") && ln -sf ../../lib32/$LIBNAME /usr/lib32/libpam.so && LIBNAME=$(cat libpamc/libpamc.la | grep library_names | cut -f2 -d"'" | cut -f1 -d" ") && ln -sf ../../lib32/$LIBNAME /usr/lib32/libpamc.so && LIBNAME=$(cat libpam_misc/libpam_misc.la | grep library_names | cut -f2 -d"'" | cut -f1 -d" ") && ln -sf ../../lib32/$LIBNAME /usr/lib32/libpam_misc.so
64Bit
If you would like to build the pam_console module run the following commands:
tar -xf ../pam-redhat-0.99.5-1.tar.bz2 && sed -i 's,modules/Makefile,& modules/pam_console/Makefile,' configure.in && sed -i 's/SUBDIRS =/& pam_console/' modules/Makefile.am && sed -i '/^permsd_DATA/d' modules/pam_console/Makefile.am && autoreconf -v
Configure and compile the package:
CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" ./configure --libdir=/usr/lib64 --sbindir=/lib64/security \
--enable-securedir=/lib64/security \
--enable-docdir=/usr/share/doc/Linux-PAM-1.1.3 \
--enable-read-both-confs &&
make
Install the package:
make install && chmod -v 4755 /lib64/security/unix_chkpwd && mv -v /lib64/security/pam_tally /sbin && mv -v /usr/lib64/libpam*.so.0* /lib64 && LIBNAME=$(cat libpam/libpam.la | grep library_names | cut -f2 -d"'" | cut -f1 -d" ") && ln -sf ../../lib64/$LIBNAME /usr/lib64/libpam.so && LIBNAME=$(cat libpamc/libpamc.la | grep library_names | cut -f2 -d"'" | cut -f1 -d" ") && ln -sf ../../lib64/$LIBNAME /usr/lib64/libpamc.so && LIBNAME=$(cat libpam_misc/libpam_misc.la | grep library_names | cut -f2 -d"'" | cut -f1 -d" ") && ln -sf ../../lib64/$LIBNAME /usr/lib64/libpam_misc.so
Confuguring pam_console
You only need to view this section if you built the pam_console module.
The altering of device permissions is unnecessary. In this case, only the console locking actions are needed. Replace one of the pam_console configuration files to achieve this.
cat > /etc/security/console.handlers << "EOF" # Begin /etc/security/console.handlers console consoledevs tty[0-9][0-9]* vc/[0-9][0-9]* :[0-9]\.[0-9] :[0-9] EOF
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Note: The files that come with pam_console need to be added to this list.
| Installed Programs: | pam_tally |
|---|---|
| Installed Libraries: | libpam.{so,a}, libpamc.{so,a}, libpam_misc.{so,a} |
| Installed Directories: | /etc/pam.d, /etc/security, /lib/security, /usr/include/security |
Short Descriptions
| pam_tally | is used to view or manipulate the faillog file. |
|---|---|
| libpam.{so,a} | provide the interfaces between applications and the PAM modules. |
