PAM_GUEST(8) | System Manager's Manual | PAM_GUEST(8)

# NAME

`pam_guest` —
Guest PAM module

# SYNOPSIS

[service-name] module-type control-flag pam_guest [arguments]

# DESCRIPTION

The guest service module for PAM allows guest logins. If successful, the `pam_guest` module sets the PAM environment variable `GUEST` to the login name. The application can check this variable using pam_getenv(3) to differentiate guest logins from normal logins.

The following options may be passed to the `pam_guest` module:

`guests`=list
  Comma-separated list of guest account names. The default is “`guest`”. A typical value for ftpd(8) would be “`anonymous,ftp`”.
`nopass`
  Omits the password prompt if the target account is on the list of guest accounts.
`pass_as_ruser`
  The password typed in by the user is exported as the `PAM_RUSER` item. This is useful for applications like ftpd(8) where guest users are encouraged to use their email address as password.
`pass_is_user`
  Requires the guest user to type in the guest account name as password.

# SEE ALSO

pam_get_item(3), pam_getenv(3), pam.conf(5), pam(8)

# AUTHORS

The `pam_guest` module and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and NAI Labs, the Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035 (“CBOSS”), as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.

May 26, 2003 | NetBSD 10.1