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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}}

Revision as of 20:13, 12 July 2023

To use PAM, the linux-pam package itself must be installed as well as something for logging into the system that supports PAM. The login bundled with busybox does not support PAM. Instead, one of the following may be used:

ulimit

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

See Also