pkcs11_eventmgr(1)                                      PAM-pkcs11 tools                                      pkcs11_eventmgr(1)



NAME
       pkcs11_eventmgr - SmartCard PKCS#11 Event Manager

SYNTAX
       pkcs11_eventmgr  [[no]debug]  [[no]daemon]  [polling_time=<secs>  ]  [expire_time=<secs>] [pkcs11_module=<module> ] [con-
       fig_file=<filename>]

DESCRIPTION
       card_eventmgr is a SmartCard Monitoring that listen to the status of the card reader  and  dispatch  actions  on  several
       events. card_eventmgr can be used to several actions, like lock screen on card removal
       Three  events  are supported: card insert, card removal and timeout on removed card. Actions to take are specified in the
       configuration file

OPTIONS
       [no]debug
              Enable debugging output. Default is no debug

       [no]daemon
              Runs in background. If debug is unset, dettach also from tty. Default: no daemon

       polling_time=<secs>
              Set polling timeout in secs. Defaults to 1 sec

       expire_time=<secs>
              Set timeout on card removed. Defaults to 0 (never)

       config_file=<configuration file>
              Sets de configuration file. Defaults to /etc/pam_pkcs11/card_eventmgr.conf

       pkcs11_module=<pkcs11.so library>
              Sets the pkcs#11 library module to use. Defaults to /usr/lib/pkcs11/opensc-pkcs11.so

FILES
       /etc/pam_pkcs11/card_eventmgr.conf

       /usr/lib/pkcs11/opensc-pkcs11.so

EXAMPLES
       To run this program the standard way type:

       pkcs11_eventmgr

       Alternativly you can specify options:

       pkcs11_eventmgr nodebug nodaemon polling_time=5 config_file=${HOME}/.pkcs11_eventmgr.conf

BUGS
       Some PKCS#11 Libraries fails on card removal and re-insert.  to avoid this, pkcs11_eventmgr try to re-initialize stuff by
       calling C_Finalize() and C_Initialize() on card removal
       Some apps like [xscreensaver-command] may fail due to external events ( eg: try to unlock an unlocked session ).  In this
       case, command incorrectly returns error code.
       User shoult take care on this circumstance

AUTHORS
       Juan Antonio Martinez <jonsitoATteleline.es>

SEE ALSO
       pam_pkcs11(8), card_eventmgr(5)
       README.eventmgr
       PAM-PKCS11 User Manual



Juan Antonio Martinez                                         0.4.4                                           pkcs11_eventmgr(1)