6.41. pam_warn - logs all PAM items
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## 6.41. pam_warn - logs all PAM items

`pam_warn.so`

### 6.41.1. DESCRIPTION

pam_warn is a PAM module that logs the service, terminal, user, remote user and remote host to syslog(3) . The items are not probed for, but instead obtained from the standard PAM items. The module always returns PAM_IGNORE, indicating that it does not want to affect the authentication process.

### 6.41.2. OPTIONS

This module does not recognise any options.

### 6.41.3. MODULE TYPES PROVIDED

The `auth`, `account`, `password` and `session` module types are provided.

### 6.41.4. RETURN VALUES

PAM_IGNORE

  This module always returns PAM_IGNORE.

### 6.41.5. EXAMPLES

    #%PAM-1.0
    #
    # If we don't have config entries for a service, the
    # OTHER entries are used. To be secure, warn and deny
    # access to everything.
    other auth     required       pam_warn.so
    other auth     required       pam_deny.so
    other account  required       pam_warn.so
    other account  required       pam_deny.so
    other password required       pam_warn.so
    other password required       pam_deny.so
    other session  required       pam_warn.so
    other session  required       pam_deny.so

### 6.41.6. AUTHOR

pam_warn was written by Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org>.

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