pam-client - A command line PAM client
pam-client [--help] --login login [--password password] [--service svc]
pam-client is a simple command line utility useful for testing the PAM configuration for use with Net::Radius::Server(3) to authenticate remote users. pam-client allows for the display and enumeration of all the PAM-specific information available to Net::Radius::Server::PAM(3) match and set methods.
pam-client
The following options are recognized (See Getopt::Long(3) for information on how to specify them in the command line):
Produces this documentation.
The login or username for which authentication and authorization with PAM will be attempted.
The password associated to the username. It will be prompted if not specified.
The service identifier to use for the PAM interaction. Defaults to test.
pam-client goes through each phase of the authentication and authorization process as specified by PAM, sending to STDOUT the relevant diagnostics.
STDOUT
$Log$ Revision 1.1 2006/11/13 17:45:45 lem Add initial version of the pam-client utility
This code and all accompanying software comes with NO WARRANTY. You use it at your own risk.
This code and all accompanying software can be used freely under the same terms as Perl version 5.8.6 itself.
Luis E. Muñoz <luismunoz@cpan.org>
The Linux-PAM Guides for System Administrators and Application Developers, for guidance in how does PAM work in your system.
perl(1), Net::Radius::Server(3), Net::Radius::Server::PAM(3), Authen::PAM(3), Getopt::Long(3), pam(8).
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To install Net::Radius::Server, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Net::Radius::Server
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Net::Radius::Server
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.