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.\" $FreeBSD: head/lib/libpam/modules/pam_deny/pam_deny.8 81729 2001-08-15 20:05:33Z markm $
.\"
.Dd July 7, 2001
.Dt PAM_DENY 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm pam_deny
.Nd Deny PAM module
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Op Ar service-name
.Ar module-type
.Ar control-flag
.Pa pam_deny
.Op Ar options
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The Deny authentication service module for PAM,
.Nm
provides functionality for all the PAM categories:
authentication,
account management,
session management and
password management.
In terms of the
.Ar module-type
parameter, these are the
.Dq Li auth ,
.Dq Li account ,
.Dq Li session ,
and
.Dq Li password
features.
.Pp
The Deny module
will universally deny all requests.
It is primarily of use during testing,
and to
.Dq null-out
unwanted functionality.
.Pp
The following options may be passed to the module:
.Bl -tag -width ".Cm no_warn"
.It Cm debug
.Xr syslog 3
debugging information at
.Dv LOG_DEBUG
level.
.It Cm no_warn
suppress warning messages to the user.
These messages include
reasons why the user's
authentication attempt was declined.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr syslog 3 ,
.Xr pam.conf 5 ,
.Xr pam 8