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+'\" t
+.\" Title: pam_permit
+.\" Author: [see the "AUTHOR" section]
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.79.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\" Date: 09/03/2021
+.\" Manual: Linux-PAM Manual
+.\" Source: Linux-PAM Manual
+.\" Language: English
+.\"
+.TH "PAM_PERMIT" "8" "09/03/2021" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" * Define some portability stuff
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+.\" http://bugs.debian.org/507673
+.\" http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2009-02/msg00013.html
+.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+.ie \n(.g .ds Aq \(aq
+.el .ds Aq '
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" * set default formatting
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" disable hyphenation
+.nh
+.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only)
+.ad l
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.SH "NAME"
+pam_permit \- The promiscuous module
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.HP \w'\fBpam_permit\&.so\fR\ 'u
+\fBpam_permit\&.so\fR
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.PP
+pam_permit is a PAM module that always permit access\&. It does nothing else\&.
+.PP
+In the case of authentication, the user\*(Aqs name will be set to
+\fInobody\fR
+if the application didn\*(Aqt set one\&. Many applications and PAM modules become confused if this name is unknown\&.
+.PP
+This module is very dangerous\&. It should be used with extreme caution\&.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.PP
+This module does not recognise any options\&.
+.SH "MODULE TYPES PROVIDED"
+.PP
+The
+\fBauth\fR,
+\fBaccount\fR,
+\fBpassword\fR
+and
+\fBsession\fR
+module types are provided\&.
+.SH "RETURN VALUES"
+.PP
+PAM_SUCCESS
+.RS 4
+This module always returns this value\&.
+.RE
+.SH "EXAMPLES"
+.PP
+Add this line to your other login entries to disable account management, but continue to permit users to log in\&.
+.sp
+.if n \{\
+.RS 4
+.\}
+.nf
+account required pam_permit\&.so
+
+.fi
+.if n \{\
+.RE
+.\}
+.sp
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.PP
+\fBpam.conf\fR(5),
+\fBpam.d\fR(5),
+\fBpam\fR(8)
+.SH "AUTHOR"
+.PP
+pam_permit was written by Andrew G\&. Morgan, <morgan@kernel\&.org>\&.
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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_permit">
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>pam_permit</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">Linux-PAM Manual</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv id="pam_permit-name">
+ <refname>pam_permit</refname>
+ <refpurpose>The promiscuous module</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <cmdsynopsis id="pam_permit-cmdsynopsis">
+ <command>pam_permit.so</command>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1 id="pam_permit-description">
+
+ <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
+
+ <para>
+ pam_permit is a PAM module that always permit access. It does
+ nothing else.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ In the case of authentication, the user's name will be set to
+ <emphasis>nobody</emphasis> if the application didn't set one.
+ Many applications and PAM modules become confused if this name
+ is unknown.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ This module is very dangerous. It should be used with extreme
+ caution.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id="pam_permit-options">
+
+ <title>OPTIONS</title>
+ <para> This module does not recognise any options.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id="pam_permit-types">
+ <title>MODULE TYPES PROVIDED</title>
+ <para>
+ The <option>auth</option>, <option>account</option>,
+ <option>password</option> and <option>session</option>
+ module types are provided.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='pam_permit-return_values'>
+ <title>RETURN VALUES</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>PAM_SUCCESS</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This module always returns this value.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='pam_permit-examples'>
+ <title>EXAMPLES</title>
+ <para>
+ Add this line to your other login entries to disable account
+ management, but continue to permit users to log in.
+ <programlisting>
+account required pam_permit.so
+ </programlisting>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='pam_permit-see_also'>
+ <title>SEE ALSO</title>
+ <para>
+ <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_permit-author'>
+ <title>AUTHOR</title>
+ <para>
+ pam_permit was written by Andrew G. Morgan, &lt;morgan@kernel.org&gt;.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>