PAM_EXEC(8)             NetBSD System Manager's Manual             PAM_EXEC(8)

NAME
     pam_exec -- Exec PAM module

SYNOPSIS
     [service-name] module-type control-flag pam_exec [arguments]

DESCRIPTION
     The exec service module for PAM executes the program designated by its
     first argument, with its remaining arguments as command-line arguments.
     The child's environment is set to the current PAM environment list, as
     returned by pam_getenvlist(3).  In addition, the following PAM items are
     exported as environment variables: PAM_RHOST, PAM_RUSER, PAM_SERVICE,
     PAM_TTY, and PAM_USER.

SEE ALSO
     pam_get_item(3), pam.conf(5), pam(8)

AUTHORS
     The pam_exec module and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD
     Project by ThinkSec AS and NAI Labs, the Security Research Division of
     Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035
     (``CBOSS''), as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.

NetBSD 5.0_STABLE              February 1, 2005              NetBSD 5.0_STABLE
