PAM_LASTLOG(8)                                          Linux-PAM Manual                                          PAM_LASTLOG(8)



NAME
       pam_lastlog - PAM module to display date of last login

SYNOPSIS
       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
       debug
           Print 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_SUCCESS
           Everything 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/lastlog
           Lastlog logging file

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

AUTHOR
       pam_lastlog was written by Andrew G. Morgan <morganATkernel.org>.



Linux-PAM Manual                                           06/16/2009                                             PAM_LASTLOG(8)