pam_timestamp_check(8)

NAME#

pam_timestamp_check - Check to see if the default timestamp is valid

SYNOPSIS#

pam_timestamp_check [-k] [-d] [target_user]

DESCRIPTION#

With no arguments pam_timestamp_check will check to see if the default timestamp is valid, or optionally remove it.

OPTIONS#

-k

-d

target_user

RETURN VALUES#

0

2

3

4

5

6

7

NOTES#

Users can get confused when they are not always asked for passwords when running a given program. Some users reflexively begin typing information before noticing that it is not being asked for.

EXAMPLES#

auth sufficient pam_timestamp.so verbose
auth required   pam_unix.so
session required pam_unix.so
session optional pam_timestamp.so
\n

FILES#

/var/run/sudo/...

SEE ALSO#

pam_timestamp_check(8), pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(7)

AUTHOR#

pam_timestamp was written by Nalin Dahyabhai.