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PAM_CK_CONNECTOR(8)		ConsoleKit Manual	     PAM_CK_CONNECTOR(8)

NAME
     pam_ck_connector - Register session with ConsoleKit

SYNOPSIS
     pam_ck_connector.so [debug]

DESCRIPTION
     The  pam_ck_connector PAM module registers a login session with the system-
     wide ConsoleKit daemon. This PAM module should be used with  caution;  only
     local login managers such as login(1) should use this. Since the ConsoleKit
     daemon  can accept both an tty and an X11 display the normal parameters set
     by PAM are not always useful.

     An application can therefore override these with the PAM environment  vari-
     ables CKCON_TTY, CKCON_X11_DISPLAY and CKCON_X11_DISPLAY_DEVICE (the appli-
     cation should remember to unset these before starting the login session).

     Also  note  that  the ConsoleKit daemon may reject registration attempts if
     the given set of data are inconsistent with each other. More more	informa-
     tion,  see  the ConsoleKit documentation on the OpenSessionWithParameters()
     method call on the org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Manager D-Bus interface.

     If registration with the ConsoleKit daemon succeeds, this PAM  module  will
     set  the  environment  variable XDG_SESSION_COOKIE which is used to defined
     membership of a login session.

     This PAM module has the side effect that it creates  a  connection  to  the
     system  message  bus that is kept open until the session ends. This is used
     by the ConsoleKit daemon to track the life-cycle of  the  session	and,  as
     such, should the login manager crash, the session will be properly unregis-
     tered.

OPTIONS
     debug
	Print debug information.

     nox11
	Do  not  create  a  session if PAM specifies an X11 display instead of a
	/dev/tty terminal.

SEE ALSO
     pam.conf(5), pam.d(8), pam(8), dbus-daemon(1)

AUTHOR
     pam_ck_connector was written by David Zeuthen <davidz@redhat.com>.

ConsoleKit Manual		   02/27/2007		     PAM_CK_CONNECTOR(8)

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