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

NAME
       pam_jail	-- Jail	PAM module

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

DESCRIPTION
       The  jail  service  module  for	PAM put	users into a jail derived from
       their home directory.  If a user's home directory as specified  in  the
       passwd structure	returned by getpwnam(3)	contains the string "/./", the
       user  is	 put into the jail having the portion of the directory name to
       the left	of the string "/./" as its root, and the portion to the	 right
       will  be	the current working directory inside the jail.	Otherwise, the
       directories specified by	the dir	and cwd	options	(see below) are	used.

       also_root  Do not hold user ID 0	exempt from the	jail requirement.

       always	  Report a failure if a	root directory could  not  be  derived
		  from	the  user's home directory, and	the dir	option was not
		  specified.

       cwd=directory
		  Specify the directory	to chdir(2) into  after	 a  successful
		  jail_attach(2) call.

       dir=directory
		  Specify  the	root directory of the jail to use if one could
		  not be derived from the user's home directory.

SEE ALSO
       pam.conf(5), pam(8)

AUTHORS
       The pam_jail module and this manual page	were developed for the FreeBSD
       Project by Damien Bobillot

FreeBSD	14.3		     September 29th, 2013		   PAM_JAIL(8)

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