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PAMCK(1)                  Pam-Modules User Reference                  PAMCK(1)


NAME

       pamck - test PAM stack


SYNOPSIS

       pamck [-hv] [-s SERVICE] [-g GROUP] USER [PASSWORD]


DESCRIPTION

       Tests the functionality of PAM stack.


OPTIONS

       -h     Print short help summary and exit.

       -v     Print program version and copyright information and exit.

       -s SERVICE
              Select service name to use.  Default group is check.

       -g GROUP
              Select PAM management group to check.  Allowed arguments are:

              auth   Authentication group.  Call pam_authenticate.

              acct   Account management.  Call pam_acct_mgmt.

              open   Session management.  Call pam_open_session.

              close  Session management.  Call pam_close_session.

              pass   Password management.  Call pam_chauthtok.


EXIT CODES

       0      Successful termination.

       1      Invalid command line usage.

       2      PAM stack returned error.


EXAMPLES

       1.     Test if the user smith can be authenticated using the check
              service.  The program will ask for password interactively:

       pamck smith

       2.     Same as above, but supply password on the command line:

       pamck smith guessme

       3.     Check if the user smith authenticates using the ftp service.

       pamck -s ftp smith


NOTE

       This manpage is a short description of pamck.  For a detailed
       discussion, including examples and usage recommendations, refer to the
       PAM-modules Manual available in texinfo format.  If the info reader and
       the tar documentation are properly installed on your system, the
       command

           info pam-modules

       should give you access to the complete manual.

       You can also view the manual using the info mode in emacs(1), or find
       it in various formats online at

           http://www.gnu.org.ua/software/pam-modules/manual

       If any discrepancies occur between this manpage and the PAM-modules
       Manual, the later shall be considered the authoritative source.


SEE ALSO

       pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(8).


AUTHORS

       Sergey Poznyakoff <gray@gnu.org>


BUG REPORTS

       Report bugs to <bug-pam-modules@gnu.org.ua>.


COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Sergey Poznyakoff
       License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
       <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

PAM-MODULES                     March 31, 2014                        PAMCK(1)

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