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38.Dd May 15, 2002
39.Dt PAM_KSU 8
40.Os
41.Sh NAME
42.Nm pam_ksu
43.Nd Kerberos 5 SU PAM module
44.Sh SYNOPSIS
45.Op Ar service-name
46.Ar module-type
47.Ar control-flag
48.Pa pam_ksu
49.Op Ar options
50.Sh DESCRIPTION
51The Kerberos 5 SU authentication service module for PAM
52provides functionality for only one PAM category: authentication.
53In terms of the
54.Ar module-type
55parameter, this is the
56.Dq Li auth
57feature.
58The module is specifically designed to be used with the
59.Xr su 1
60utility.
61.\" It also provides a null function for session management.
62.Ss Kerberos 5 SU Authentication Module
63The Kerberos 5 SU authentication component provides functions to verify
64the identity of a user
65.Pq Fn pam_sm_authenticate ,
66and determine whether or not the user is authorized to obtain the
67privileges of the target account.
68If the target account is
69.Dq root ,
70then the Kerberos 5 principal used
71for authentication and authorization will be the
72.Dq root
73instance of
74the current user, e.g.\&
75.Dq Li user/root@REAL.M .
76Otherwise, the principal will simply be the current user's default
77principal, e.g.\&
78.Dq Li user@REAL.M .
79.Pp
80The user is prompted for a password if necessary.
81Authorization is performed
82by comparing the Kerberos 5 principal with those listed in the
83.Pa .k5login
84file in the target account's home directory
85(e.g.\&
86.Pa /root/.k5login
87for root).
88.Pp
89The following options may be passed to the authentication module:
90.Bl -tag -width ".Cm use_first_pass"
91.It Cm debug
92.Xr syslog 3
93debugging information at
94.Dv LOG_DEBUG
95level.
96.It Cm use_first_pass
97If the authentication module
98is not the first in the stack,
99and a previous module
100obtained the user's password,
101that password is used
102to authenticate the user.
103If this fails,
104the authentication module returns failure
105without prompting the user for a password.
106This option has no effect
107if the authentication module
108is the first in the stack,
109or if no previous modules
110obtained the user's password.
111.It Cm try_first_pass
112This option is similar to the
113.Cm use_first_pass
114option,
115except that if the previously obtained password fails,
116the user is prompted for another password.
117.El
118.Sh SEE ALSO
119.Xr su 1 ,
120.Xr syslog 3 ,
121.Xr pam.conf 5 ,
122.Xr pam 8
123