PAM_SEPERMIT(8) Linux-PAM Manual PAM_SEPERMIT(8)
NAME
pam_sepermit - PAM module to allow/deny login depending on SELinux
enforcement state
SYNOPSIS
pam_sepermit.so [debug] [conf=/path/to/config/file]
DESCRIPTION
The pam_sepermit module allows or denies login depending on SELinux
enforcement state.
When the users which are logging in match an entry in the config file
they are allowed access only when SELinux is in enforcing mode.
Otherwise they are denied access. For users not matching any entry in
the config file the pam_sepermit module returns PAM_IGNORE return value.
The config file contains a list of user names one per line with optional
arguments. If the name is prefixed with @ character it means that all
users in the group name match. If it is prefixed with a % character the
SELinux user is used to match against the name instead of the account
name. Note that when SELinux is disabled the SELinux user assigned to
the account cannot be determined. This means that such entries are never
matched when SELinux is disabled and pam_sepermit will return
PAM_IGNORE.
See sepermit.conf(5) for details.
OPTIONS
debug
Turns on debugging via syslog(3).
conf=/path/to/config/file
Path to alternative config file overriding the default.
MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
The auth and account module types are provided.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_AUTH_ERR
SELinux is disabled or in the permissive mode and the user matches.
PAM_SUCCESS
SELinux is in the enforcing mode and the user matches.
PAM_IGNORE
The user does not match any entry in the config file.
PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
The module was unable to determine the user's name.
PAM_SERVICE_ERR
Error during reading or parsing the config file.
FILES
/etc/security/sepermit.conf
Default configuration file
EXAMPLES
auth [success=done ignore=ignore default=bad] pam_sepermit.so
auth required pam_unix.so
account required pam_unix.so
session required pam_permit.so
SEE ALSO
sepermit.conf(5), pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(7) selinux(8)
AUTHOR
pam_sepermit and this manual page were written by Tomas Mraz
<tmraz@redhat.com>.
Linux-PAM 06/29/2025 PAM_SEPERMIT(8)
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