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25.Dd July 8, 2001
26.Dt PAM_ROOTOK 8
27.Os
28.Sh NAME
29.Nm pam_rootok
30.Nd RootOK PAM module
31.Sh SYNOPSIS
32.Op Ar service-name
33.Ar module-type
34.Ar control-flag
35.Pa pam_rootok
36.Op Ar options
37.Sh DESCRIPTION
38The RootOK authentication service module for PAM,
39.Nm
40provides functionality for only one PAM category:
41authentication.
42In terms of the
43.Ar module-type
44parameter, this is the
45.Dq Li auth
46feature.
47It also provides a null function for session management.
48.Ss RootOK Authentication Module
49The RootOK authentication component
50.Pq Fn pam_sm_authenticate ,
51always returns success for the superuser;
52i.e.,
53if
54.Xr getuid 2
55returns 0.
56.Pp
57The following options may be passed to the authentication module:
58.Bl -tag -width ".Cm no_warn"
59.It Cm debug
60.Xr syslog 3
61debugging information at
62.Dv LOG_DEBUG
63level.
64.It Cm no_warn
65suppress warning messages to the user.
66These messages include
67reasons why the user's
68authentication attempt was declined.
69.El
70.Sh SEE ALSO
71.Xr getuid 2 ,
72.Xr pam.conf 5 ,
73.Xr pam 3
74