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170 pam_issue \- PAM module to add issue file to user prompt
173 .HP \w'\fBpam_issue\&.so\fR\ 'u
174 \fBpam_issue\&.so\fR [noesc] [issue=\fIissue\-file\-name\fR]
178 pam_issue is a PAM module to prepend an issue file to the username prompt\&. It also by default parses escape codes in the issue file similar to some common getty\'s (using \ex format)\&.
194 machine architecture (uname \-m)
199 machine\'s network node hostname (uname \-n)
204 domain name of this system
209 release number of operating system (uname \-r)
219 operating system name (uname \-s)
224 number of users currently logged in
229 same as \eu except it is suffixed with "user" or "users" (eg\&. "1 user" or "10 users")
234 operating system version and build date (uname \-v)
241 Turns off escape code parsing\&.
244 \fBissue=\fR\fB\fIissue\-file\-name\fR\fR
246 The file to output if not using the default\&.
248 .SH "MODULE TYPES PROVIDED"
252 module type is provided\&.
258 Memory buffer error\&.
263 The prompt was already changed\&.
268 A service module error occurred\&.
273 The new prompt was set successfully\&.
277 Add the following line to
278 \FC/etc/pam\&.d/login\F[]
279 to set the user specific issue at login:
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293 auth optional pam_issue\&.so issue=/etc/issue
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314 pam_issue was written by Ben Collins <bcollins@debian\&.org>\&.