NAME
pwhistory.conf - pam_pwhistory configuration file
DESCRIPTION
pwhistory.conf provides a way to configure the default settings for saving the last passwords for each user. This file is read by the pam_pwhistory module and is the preferred method over configuring pam_pwhistory directly.
The file has a very simple name = value format with possible comments starting with # character. The whitespace at the beginning of line, end of line, and around the = sign is ignored.
OPTIONS
debug
enforce_for_root
remember=N
retry=N
file=/path/filename
EXAMPLES
/etc/security/pwhistory.conf file example:
debug
remember=5
file=/tmp/opasswd
\nFILES
/etc/security/pwhistory.conf
SEE ALSO
pwhistory(8), pam_pwhistory(8), pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(8)
AUTHOR
pam_pwhistory was written by Thorsten Kukuk. The support for pwhistory.conf was written by Iker Pedrosa.