PAM_ROOTOK(8) BSD System Manager's Manual PAM_ROOTOK(8) NAME pam_rootok — RootOK PAM module SYNOPSIS [service-name] module-type control-flag pam_rootok [options] DESCRIPTION The RootOK authentication service module for PAM, pam_rootok provides functionality for only one PAM category: authentication. In terms of the module-type parameter, this is the “auth” feature. It also provides a null function for session management. RootOK Authentication Module The RootOK authentication component (pam_sm_authenticate()), always returns success for the superuser; i.e., if getuid(2) returns 0. The following options may be passed to the authentication module: debug syslog(3) debugging information at LOG_DEBUG level. no_warn suppress warning messages to the user. These messages include reasons why the user's authentication attempt was declined. SEE ALSO getuid(2), pam.conf(5), pam(8) BSD July 8, 2001 BSD