Man page - pam_ecryptfs(8)

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pam_ecryptfs

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
MODULE SERVICES PROVIDED
EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO
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NAME

pam_ecryptfs - PAM module for eCryptfs

SYNOPSIS

pam_ecryptfs.so [unwrap]

DESCRIPTION

pam_ecryptfs is a PAM module that can use the login password to unwrap an ecryptfs mount passphrase stored in ˜/.ecryptfs/wrapped-passphrase, and automatically mount a private cryptographic directory.

OPTIONS

unwrap

Use the login passphrase to unwrap an eCryptfs mount passphrase.

MODULE SERVICES PROVIDED

The services auth , and session are supported.

EXAMPLES

To unwrap a mount passphrase and automatically mount a private directory on login, add the following lines to

/etc/pam.d/common-auth :

auth required pam_ecryptfs.so unwrap

/etc/pam.d/common-session :

session optional pam_ecryptfs.so unwrap

AUTHOR

This manpage was written by Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian and Ubuntu systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.