PAM - Revision history

Prabuanand: moved content to a new section and warning is retained in Polkit authentication agents page

2025-11-11T05:47:56Z

moved content to a new section and warning is retained in Polkit authentication agents page

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:47, 11 November 2025
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	To use PAM, the {{Pkg\|linux-pam}} package itself must be installed as well as something for logging into the system that supports PAM. The <code>login</code> bundled with <code>busybox</code> does not support PAM. Instead, one of the following may be used:		To use PAM, the {{Pkg\|linux-pam}} package itself must be installed as well as something for logging into the system that supports PAM. The <code>login</code> bundled with <code>busybox</code> does not support PAM. Instead, one of the following may be used:

	* [[greetd]] ~~plus any greeter~~		* [[Display manager\|login manager]] like [[greetd]]
	* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|shadow-login}}		* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|shadow-login}}
	* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|util-linux-login}}		* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|util-linux-login}}

	{{warning\|Login without PAM will still be possible. See {{issue\|11730}}}}		{{warning\|Login without PAM will still be possible. See {{issue\|11730}}}}
	~~{{warning\|Polkit authentication agents tend to have issues running without PAM.}}~~

	== ulimit ==		== ulimit ==

	<code>ulimit</code> permissions can be changed via <code>/etc/security/limits.conf</code>. These will only apply if a PAM-compatible tool is used for logging in (as indicated above).		<code>ulimit</code> permissions can be changed via <code>/etc/security/limits.conf</code>. These will only apply if a PAM-compatible tool is used for logging in (as indicated above).

			== Applications using pam ==

			[[Polkit#Authentication agents\|Polkit authentication agents]] tend to have issues running without PAM.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

JakeCubes at 02:31, 9 November 2025

2025-11-09T02:31:26Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:31, 9 November 2025
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	{{warning\|Login without PAM will still be possible. See {{issue\|11730}}}}		{{warning\|Login without PAM will still be possible. See {{issue\|11730}}}}
	{{warning\|Polkit authentication agents tend to have issues if PAM ~~isn't properly set up~~.}}		{{warning\|Polkit authentication agents tend to have issues running without PAM.}}

	== ulimit ==		== ulimit ==

JakeCubes: Polkit authentication agents such as polkit-gnome won't run without PAM, and this isn't mentioned anywhere in the wiki that I could find, so, to avoid others the trouble of reading through 7 different forums, I've decided it's a good idea to add this warning.

2025-11-09T02:26:31Z

Polkit authentication agents such as polkit-gnome won't run without PAM, and this isn't mentioned anywhere in the wiki that I could find, so, to avoid others the trouble of reading through 7 different forums, I've decided it's a good idea to add this warning.

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:26, 9 November 2025
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	{{warning\|Login without PAM will still be possible. See {{issue\|11730}}}}		{{warning\|Login without PAM will still be possible. See {{issue\|11730}}}}
			{{warning\|Polkit authentication agents tend to have issues if PAM isn't properly set up.}}

	== ulimit ==		== ulimit ==

Prabuanand: removed kernel category

2025-04-02T06:32:11Z

removed kernel category

← Older revision		Revision as of 06:32, 2 April 2025
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	<code>ulimit</code> permissions can be changed via <code>/etc/security/limits.conf</code>. These will only apply if a PAM-compatible tool is used for logging in (as indicated above).		<code>ulimit</code> permissions can be changed via <code>/etc/security/limits.conf</code>. These will only apply if a PAM-compatible tool is used for logging in (as indicated above).

	== See ~~Also~~ ==		== See also ==

	* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PAM PAM on the Gentoo Wiki]		* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PAM PAM on the Gentoo Wiki]
	* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PAM PAM on the ArchLinux Wiki]		* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PAM PAM on the ArchLinux Wiki]

	~~[[Category:Kernel]]~~
	[[Category:Authentication]]		[[Category:Authentication]]

Sertonix: link greetd page

2024-02-29T14:26:27Z

link greetd page

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:26, 29 February 2024
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	To use PAM, the {{Pkg\|linux-pam}} package itself must be installed as well as something for logging into the system that supports PAM. The <code>login</code> bundled with <code>busybox</code> does not support PAM. Instead, one of the following may be used:		To use PAM, the {{Pkg\|linux-pam}} package itself must be installed as well as something for logging into the system that supports PAM. The <code>login</code> bundled with <code>busybox</code> does not support PAM. Instead, one of the following may be used:

	* ~~{{Pkg\|~~greetd}} plus any greeter ~~({{Pkg\|greetd-agreety}} looks like login). See ([https://git.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/greetd greetd's website] for more information).~~		* [[greetd]] plus any greeter
	* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|shadow-login}}		* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|shadow-login}}
	* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|util-linux-login}}		* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|util-linux-login}}

Sertonix: mention that login without PAM is still possible

2023-10-27T19:36:43Z

mention that login without PAM is still possible

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:36, 27 October 2023
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	* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|shadow-login}}		* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|shadow-login}}
	* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|util-linux-login}}		* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|util-linux-login}}

			{{warning\|Login without PAM will still be possible. See {{issue\|11730}}}}

	== ulimit ==		== ulimit ==

JTurtle: Fix package links

2023-07-12T20:13:44Z

Fix package links

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:13, 12 July 2023
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	To use PAM, the ~~<code>~~pam~~</code>~~ package itself must be installed as well as something for logging into the system that supports PAM. The <code>login</code> bundled with <code>busybox</code> does not support PAM. Instead, one of the following may be used:		To use PAM, the {{Pkg\|linux-pam}} package itself must be installed as well as something for logging into the system that supports PAM. The <code>login</code> bundled with <code>busybox</code> does not support PAM. Instead, one of the following may be used:

	* {{Pkg\|greetd}} plus any greeter ({{Pkg\|greetd-~~agretty~~}} looks like login). See ([https://git.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/greetd greetd's website] for more information).		* {{Pkg\|greetd}} plus any greeter ({{Pkg\|greetd-agreety}} looks like login). See ([https://git.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/greetd greetd's website] for more information).
	* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|shadow-login}}		* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|shadow-login}}
	* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|util-linux-login}}		* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|util-linux-login}}

Bbbhltz: Formatting package links, added categories

2023-04-19T07:37:30Z

Formatting package links, added categories

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:37, 19 April 2023
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	To use PAM, the <code>pam</code> package itself must be installed as well as something for logging into the system that supports PAM. The <code>login</code> bundled with <code>busybox</code> does not support PAM. Instead, one of the following may be used:		To use PAM, the <code>pam</code> package itself must be installed as well as something for logging into the system that supports PAM. The <code>login</code> bundled with <code>busybox</code> does not support PAM. Instead, one of the following may be used:

	* ~~<code>~~greetd~~</code>~~ plus any greeter (~~<code>~~agretty~~</code>~~ looks like login). See ([https://git.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/greetd greetd's website] for more information).		* {{Pkg\|greetd}} plus any greeter ({{Pkg\|greetd-agretty}} looks like login). See ([https://git.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/greetd greetd's website] for more information).
	* <code>login(1)</code> provided by ~~<code>~~shadow-login~~</code>~~		* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|shadow-login}}
	* <code>login(1)</code> provided by ~~<code>~~util-linux-login~~</code>~~		* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|util-linux-login}}

	== ulimit ==		== ulimit ==
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	* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PAM PAM on the Gentoo Wiki]		* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PAM PAM on the Gentoo Wiki]
	* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PAM PAM on the ArchLinux Wiki]		* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PAM PAM on the ArchLinux Wiki]

			[[Category:Kernel]]
			[[Category:Authentication]]

WhyNotHugo: Mention on /etc/security/limits.conf

2023-01-27T10:06:36Z

Mention on /etc/security/limits.conf

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:06, 27 January 2023
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	* <code>login(1)</code> provided by <code>shadow-login</code>		* <code>login(1)</code> provided by <code>shadow-login</code>
	* <code>login(1)</code> provided by <code>util-linux-login</code>		* <code>login(1)</code> provided by <code>util-linux-login</code>

			== ulimit ==

			<code>ulimit</code> permissions can be changed via <code>/etc/security/limits.conf</code>. These will only apply if a PAM-compatible tool is used for logging in (as indicated above).

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

WhyNotHugo: Formatting

2023-01-27T10:01:52Z

Formatting

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:01, 27 January 2023
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	* <code>login(1)</code> provided by <code>util-linux-login</code>		* <code>login(1)</code> provided by <code>util-linux-login</code>

	## See Also		== See Also ==

	* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PAM PAM on the Gentoo Wiki]		* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PAM PAM on the Gentoo Wiki]
	* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PAM PAM on the ArchLinux Wiki]		* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PAM PAM on the ArchLinux Wiki]

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:26, 29 February 2024
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	To use PAM, the {{Pkg\|linux-pam}} package itself must be installed as well as something for logging into the system that supports PAM. The <code>login</code> bundled with <code>busybox</code> does not support PAM. Instead, one of the following may be used:		To use PAM, the {{Pkg\|linux-pam}} package itself must be installed as well as something for logging into the system that supports PAM. The <code>login</code> bundled with <code>busybox</code> does not support PAM. Instead, one of the following may be used:

	* ~~{{Pkg\|~~greetd}} plus any greeter ~~({{Pkg\|greetd-agreety}} looks like login). See ([https://git.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/greetd greetd's website] for more information).~~		* [[greetd]] plus any greeter
	* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|shadow-login}}		* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|shadow-login}}
	* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|util-linux-login}}		* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|util-linux-login}}

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:13, 12 July 2023
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	To use PAM, the ~~<code>~~pam~~</code>~~ package itself must be installed as well as something for logging into the system that supports PAM. The <code>login</code> bundled with <code>busybox</code> does not support PAM. Instead, one of the following may be used:		To use PAM, the {{Pkg\|linux-pam}} package itself must be installed as well as something for logging into the system that supports PAM. The <code>login</code> bundled with <code>busybox</code> does not support PAM. Instead, one of the following may be used:

	* {{Pkg\|greetd}} plus any greeter ({{Pkg\|greetd-~~agretty~~}} looks like login). See ([https://git.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/greetd greetd's website] for more information).		* {{Pkg\|greetd}} plus any greeter ({{Pkg\|greetd-agreety}} looks like login). See ([https://git.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/greetd greetd's website] for more information).
	* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|shadow-login}}		* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|shadow-login}}
	* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|util-linux-login}}		* <code>login(1)</code> provided by {{Pkg\|util-linux-login}}