pam_selinux(8)

NAME
pam_selinux - set the default security context after login via PAM.

SYNOPSIS
session optional /lib/security/pam_selinux.so

DESCRIPTION
In a nutshell, pam_selinux sets up the default security context for the next execed shell. When an application opens a session using pam_selinux, the shell that gets executed will be run in the default security context, or if the user chooses and the pam file allows the selected security context. Also the controlling tty will have it's security context modified to match the users. Adding pam_selinux into a pam file could cause other pam modules to change their behavior if the exec another application. The close and open option help mitigate this problem. close option will only cause the close portion of the pam_selinux to execute, and open will only cause the open portion to run. You can add pam_selinux to the config file twice. Add the pam_selinux close as the executes the open pass through the modules, pam_selinux open_session will happen last. When pam executes the close pass through the modules pam_selinux close_session will happen first.

ARGUMENTS

close
    Only execute the close_session portion of the module.

debug
    turns on debugging via syslog(3).

multiple
    tells pam_selinux.so to allow the user to select the security context they will login with, if the user has more than one role.

open
    Only execute the open_session portion of the module.

nottys
    Do not try to setup the ttys security context.

verbose
    attempt to inform the user when security context is set.

EXAMPLE
/etc/pam.d/some-login-program:
auth required /lib/security/pam_unix.so
session required /lib/security/pam_permit.so session optional /lib/security/pam_selinux.so

CAVEATS
Setting the following line will cause the login to fail auth sufficient /lib/security/pam_selinux.so verbose

SEE ALSO
pam_selinux_check(8)

BUGS
Let's hope not, but if you find any, please email the author.

AUTHOR
Dan Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com>