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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd">
+
+<refentry id="pam_timestamp_check">
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>pam_timestamp_check</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">Linux-PAM Manual</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv id="pam_timestamp_check-name">
+ <refname>pam_timestamp_check</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Check to see if the default timestamp is valid</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <cmdsynopsis id="pam_timestamp_check-cmdsynopsis">
+ <command>pam_timestamp_check</command>
+ <arg choice="opt">
+ -k
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">
+ -d
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">
+ <replaceable>target_user</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1 id="pam_timestamp_check-description">
+
+ <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
+
+ <para>
+ With no arguments <command>pam_timestamp_check</command> will check to
+see if the default timestamp is valid, or optionally remove it.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id="pam_timestamp_check-options">
+
+ <title>OPTIONS</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>-k</option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Instead of checking the validity of a timestamp, remove it.
+ This is analogous to sudo's <emphasis>-k</emphasis> option.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>-d</option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Instead of returning validity using an exit status,
+ loop indefinitely, polling regularly and printing the status on
+ standard output.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option><replaceable>target_user</replaceable></option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ By default <command>pam_timestamp_check</command> checks or removes
+ timestamps generated by <emphasis>pam_timestamp</emphasis> when
+ the user authenticates as herself. When the user authenticates as a
+ different user, the name of the timestamp file changes to
+ accommodate this. <replaceable>target_user</replaceable> allows
+ to specify this user name.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='pam_timestamp_check-return_values'>
+ <title>RETURN VALUES</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>0</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The timestamp is valid.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>2</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The binary is not setuid root.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>3</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Invalid invocation.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>4</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ User is unknown.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>5</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Permissions error.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>6</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Invalid controlling tty.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>7</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Timestamp is not valid.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='pam_timestamp-notes'>
+ <title>NOTES</title>
+ <para>
+ 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.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='pam_timestamp-examples'>
+ <title>EXAMPLES</title>
+ <programlisting>
+auth sufficient pam_timestamp.so verbose
+auth required pam_unix.so
+
+session required pam_unix.so
+session optional pam_timestamp.so
+ </programlisting>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id="pam_timestamp-files">
+ <title>FILES</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>/var/run/sudo/...</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>timestamp files and directories</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='pam_timestamp-see_also'>
+ <title>SEE ALSO</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>pam_timestamp_check</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>pam.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>pam.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>pam</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='pam_timestamp-author'>
+ <title>AUTHOR</title>
+ <para>
+ pam_tally was written by Nalin Dahyabhai.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>