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PAM_XDG(8)		    System Manager's Manual		    PAM_XDG(8)

NAME
       pam_xdg -- XDG PAM module

SYNOPSIS
       [service-name] module-type control-flag pam_xdg [arguments]

DESCRIPTION
       The xdg service module for PAM creates the runtime files	base directory
       according to the	Cross Desktop Group Base Directory Specification.

       By default the directory	is created under /var/run/xdg/$USER.

       The following option may	be passed to the authentication	module:

       runtime_dir_prefix=directory  Use an alternate base directory

ENVIRONMENT
       XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
	       The  location  of  the  runtime files base directory created by
	       this module.  Note that the module does not set	this  environ-
	       ment variable.

STANDARDS
       The directory created by	this module conforms to	the XDG	Base Directory
       Specification: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec.

SEE ALSO
       pam(3), pam.conf(5)

AUTHORS
       The  pam_xdg module and this manual page	were written by	Emmanuel Vadot
       <manu@FreeBSD.org>.

FreeBSD	15.0			 May 20, 2025			    PAM_XDG(8)

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