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27.Dd July 7, 2001
28.Dt PAM_DENY 8
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm pam_deny
32.Nd Deny PAM module
33.Sh SYNOPSIS
34.Op Ar service-name
35.Ar module-type
36.Ar control-flag
37.Pa pam_deny
38.Op Ar options
39.Sh DESCRIPTION
40The Deny authentication service module for PAM,
41.Nm
42provides functionality for all the PAM categories:
43authentication,
44account management,
45session management and
46password management.
47In terms of the
48.Ar module-type
49parameter, these are the
50.Dq Li auth ,
51.Dq Li account ,
52.Dq Li session ,
53and
54.Dq Li password
55features.
56.Pp
57The Deny module
58will universally deny all requests.
59It is primarily of use during testing,
60and to
61.Dq null-out
62unwanted functionality.
63.Pp
64The following options may be passed to the module:
65.Bl -tag -width ".Cm no_warn"
66.It Cm debug
67.Xr syslog 3
68debugging information at
69.Dv LOG_DEBUG
70level.
71.It Cm no_warn
72suppress warning messages to the user.
73These messages include
74reasons why the user's
75authentication attempt was declined.
76.El
77.Sh SEE ALSO
78.Xr syslog 3 ,
79.Xr pam.conf 5 ,
80.Xr pam 8
81