pamd – Manage PAM Modules

• Synopsis
• Parameters
• Examples
• Return Values
• Status

Synopsis

• Edit PAM service’s type, control, module path and module arguments. In order for a PAM rule to be modified, the type, control and module_path must match an existing rule. See man(5) pam.d for details.

Parameters

Examples

- name: Update pamd rule's control in /etc/pam.d/system-auth
  pamd:
    name: system-auth
    type: auth
    control: required
    module_path: pam_faillock.so
    new_control: sufficient

- name: Update pamd rule's complex control in /etc/pam.d/system-auth
  pamd:
    name: system-auth
    type: session
    control: '[success=1 default=ignore]'
    module_path: pam_succeed_if.so
    new_control: '[success=2 default=ignore]'

- name: Insert a new rule before an existing rule
  pamd:
    name: system-auth
    type: auth
    control: required
    module_path: pam_faillock.so
    new_type: auth
    new_control: sufficient
    new_module_path: pam_faillock.so
    state: before

- name: Insert a new rule pam_wheel.so with argument 'use_uid' after an         existing rule pam_rootok.so
  pamd:
    name: su
    type: auth
    control: sufficient
    module_path: pam_rootok.so
    new_type: auth
    new_control: required
    new_module_path: pam_wheel.so
    module_arguments: 'use_uid'
    state: after

- name: Remove module arguments from an existing rule
  pamd:
    name: system-auth
    type: auth
    control: required
    module_path: pam_faillock.so
    module_arguments: ''
    state: updated

- name: Replace all module arguments in an existing rule
  pamd:
    name: system-auth
    type: auth
    control: required
    module_path: pam_faillock.so
    module_arguments: 'preauth
        silent
        deny=3
        unlock_time=604800
        fail_interval=900'
    state: updated

- name: Remove specific arguments from a rule
  pamd:
    name: system-auth
    type: session
    control: '[success=1 default=ignore]'
    module_path: pam_succeed_if.so
    module_arguments: crond,quiet
    state: args_absent

- name: Ensure specific arguments are present in a rule
  pamd:
    name: system-auth
    type: session
    control: '[success=1 default=ignore]'
    module_path: pam_succeed_if.so
    module_arguments: crond,quiet
    state: args_present

- name: Ensure specific arguments are present in a rule (alternative)
  pamd:
    name: system-auth
    type: session
    control: '[success=1 default=ignore]'
    module_path: pam_succeed_if.so
    module_arguments:
    - crond
    - quiet
    state: args_present

- name: Module arguments requiring commas must be listed as a Yaml list
  pamd:
    name: special-module
    type: account
    control: required
    module_path: pam_access.so
    module_arguments:
    - listsep=,
    state: args_present

- name: Update specific argument value in a rule
  pamd:
    name: system-auth
    type: auth
    control: required
    module_path: pam_faillock.so
    module_arguments: 'fail_interval=300'
    state: args_present

- name: Add pam common-auth rule for duo
  pamd:
    name: common-auth
    new_type: auth
    new_control: '[success=1 default=ignore]'
    new_module_path: '/lib64/security/pam_duo.so'
    state: after
    type: auth
    module_path: pam_sss.so
    control: 'requisite'

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Kenneth D. Evensen (@kevensen)