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+/*
+ $Id$
+
+ This program was contributed by Shane Watts <shane@icarus.bofh.asn.au>
+ slight modifications by AGM.
+
+ You need to add the following (or equivalent) to the /etc/pam.conf file.
+ # check authorization
+ check auth required pam_unix_auth.so
+ check account required pam_unix_acct.so
+*/
+
+#include <security/pam_appl.h>
+#include <security/pam_misc.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+static struct pam_conv conv = {
+ misc_conv,
+ NULL
+};
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+ pam_handle_t *pamh=NULL;
+ int retval;
+ const char *user="nobody";
+
+ if(argc == 2) {
+ user = argv[1];
+ }
+
+ if(argc > 2) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Usage: check_user [username]\n");
+ exit(1);
+ }
+
+ retval = pam_start("check", user, &conv, &pamh);
+
+ if (retval == PAM_SUCCESS)
+ retval = pam_authenticate(pamh, 0); /* is user really user? */
+
+ if (retval == PAM_SUCCESS)
+ retval = pam_acct_mgmt(pamh, 0); /* permitted access? */
+
+ /* This is where we have been authorized or not. */
+
+ if (retval == PAM_SUCCESS) {
+ fprintf(stdout, "Authenticated\n");
+ } else {
+ fprintf(stdout, "Not Authenticated\n");
+ }
+
+ if (pam_end(pamh,retval) != PAM_SUCCESS) { /* close Linux-PAM */
+ pamh = NULL;
+ fprintf(stderr, "check_user: failed to release authenticator\n");
+ exit(1);
+ }
+
+ return ( retval == PAM_SUCCESS ? 0:1 ); /* indicate success */
+}