PAM_MKHOMEDIR(8) | Linux-PAM Manual | PAM_MKHOMEDIR(8) |
NAME
pam_mkhomedir - PAM module to create users home directory
SYNOPSIS
pam_mkhomedir.so [silent] [debug] [umask=mode] [skel=skeldir]
DESCRIPTION
The pam_mkhomedir PAM module will create a users home directory if it does not exist when the session begins. This allows users to be present in central database (such as NIS, kerberos or LDAP) without using a distributed file system or pre-creating a large number of directories. The skeleton directory (usually /etc/skel/) is used to copy default files and also sets a umask for the creation.
The new users home directory will not be removed after logout of the user.
OPTIONS
silent
debug
umask=mask
skel=/path/to/skel/directory
MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
Only the session module type is provided.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_BUF_ERR
PAM_PERM_DENIED
PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
PAM_SUCCESS
FILES
/etc/skel
EXAMPLES
A sample /etc/pam.d/login file:
auth requisite pam_securetty.so auth sufficient pam_ldap.so auth required pam_unix.so auth required pam_nologin.so account sufficient pam_ldap.so account required pam_unix.so password required pam_unix.so session required pam_mkhomedir.so skel=/etc/skel/ umask=0022 session required pam_unix.so session optional pam_lastlog.so session optional pam_mail.so standard
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
pam_mkhomedir was written by Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@debian.org>.
08/28/2024 | Linux-PAM |