pam_console_appy(8)               System Administrator's Manual               pam_console_appy(8)



NAME
       pam_console_apply - set or revoke permissions for users at the system console

SYNOPSIS
       pam_console_apply [-f <fstab file>] [-c <console.perms file>] [-r] [<device file> ...]

DESCRIPTION
       pam_console_apply sets or resets permissions on devices in the same manner as pam_console.
       If /var/run/console.lock exists, pam_console_apply will  grant  permissions  to  the  user
       listed therein.  If the lock file does not exist, permissions are reset to those listed in
       /etc/security/console.perms, which should be configured to set permissions on  devices  so
       that root owns them.

ARGUMENTS
       -c     Load other console.perms file than the default one.

       -f     Load other fstab file than the default one (/etc/fstab).

       -r     Signals  pam_console_apply to reset permissions.  The default is to set permissions
              so that the user listed in /var/run/console.lock has access to the devices, and  to
              reset permissions if no such file exists.

       The  optional  <device file> arguments constrain what files should be affected by pam_con-
       sole_apply. If they aren't specified permissions are changed on all files specified in the
       console.perms file.

FILES
       /var/run/console.lock
       /etc/security/console.perms

SEE ALSO
       pam_console(8)
       console.perms(5)

BUGS
       Let's  hope  not,  but  if  you  find  any, please report them via the "Bug Track" link at
       http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/

AUTHOR
       Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin AT redhat.com>, using code shamelessly stolen from parts  of  pam_con-
       sole.



Red Hat                                      2001/3/6                         pam_console_appy(8)