pam_rpasswd(8)

NAME
pam_rpasswd - PAM module to change remote password

DESCRIPTION
The pam_rpasswd PAM module is for changing the password of user accounts on a remote server over a secure SSL connection. It only provides functionality for one PAM management group: password changing.

The options needs to be added in the PAM configuration files.

OPTIONS

config_file=<config-file>
    Specify another configuration file than /etc/rpasswd.conf.

debug
    Print additinal debug messages to syslogd(8).

use_slp=0|1
    If compiled with SLP support, pam_rpasswd will use/not use SLP to find a server. The default is to not use SLP.

reqcert=never|allow|try|hard
    Specifies what checks to perform on server certificates in a SSL session. The default for this option is hard.

    never
        pam_rpasswd will not request or check any server certificate.

    allow
        The server certificate is requested. If no certificate is provided, the session proceeds normally. If a bad certificate is provided, a warning will be shown but the session proceeds normally.

    try The server certificate is requested. If no certificate is provided, the session proceeds normally. If a bad certificate is provided, the session is immediately terminated.

    hard
        The server certificate is requested. If no or a bad certificate is provided, the session is immediately terminated. This is the default.

host=<hostname>
    Specify the name of the server, where rpasswdd(8) is running.

port=<portnumber>
    Specify the portnumber on which the server process rpasswdd(8) is listening.

verbose
    Be verbose, print SSL connection data.

FILES
/etc/rpasswd.conf - configuration file

BUGS
This manual page is far from complete, most options are missing. Please read the README and look at the source package.

SEE ALSO
login(1), passwd(1), pam.conf(8), pam.d(8), pam_pwcheck(8), pam(8), rpasswd(1), rpasswdd(8), rpc.yppasswdd(8), yppasswd(1)