PAM_SECURETTY(8)                                        Linux-PAM Manual                                        PAM_SECURETTY(8)



NAME
       pam_securetty - Limit root login to special devices

SYNOPSIS
       pam_securetty.so [debug]

DESCRIPTION
       pam_securetty is a PAM module that allows root logins only if the user is logging in on a "secure" tty, as defined by the
       listing in /etc/securetty. pam_securetty also checks to make sure that /etc/securetty is a plain file and not world
       writable.

       This module has no effect on non-root users and requires that the application fills in the PAM_TTY item correctly.

       For canonical usage, should be listed as a required authentication method before any sufficient authentication methods.

OPTIONS
       debug
           Print debug information.

MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
       Only the auth module type is provided.

RETURN VALUES
       PAM_SUCCESS
           The user is allowed to continue authentication. Either the user is not root, or the root user is trying to log in on
           an acceptable device.

       PAM_AUTH_ERR
           Authentication is rejected. Either root is attempting to log in via an unacceptable device, or the /etc/securetty
           file is world writable or not a normal file.

       PAM_INCOMPLETE
           An application error occurred. pam_securetty was not able to get information it required from the application that
           called it.

       PAM_SERVICE_ERR
           An error occurred while the module was determining the user's name or tty, or the module could not open
           /etc/securetty.

       PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
           The module could not find the user name in the /etc/passwd file to verify whether the user had a UID of 0. Therefore,
           the results of running this module are ignored.

EXAMPLES
           auth  required  pam_securetty.so
           auth  required  pam_unix.so



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

AUTHOR
       pam_securetty was written by Elliot Lee <sopwithATcuc.edu>.



Linux-PAM Manual                                           03/02/2009                                           PAM_SECURETTY(8)