PAM_RADIUS(8)

PAM_RADIUS(8) | System Manager's Manual | PAM_RADIUS(8)

# NAME

`pam_radius` —
RADIUS PAM module

# SYNOPSIS

[service-name] module-type control-flag pam_radius [options]

# DESCRIPTION

The RADIUS service module for PAM provides authentication services based upon the RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) protocol.

The `pam_radius` module accepts these optional parameters:

`use_first_pass`
  causes `pam_radius` to use a previously entered password instead of prompting for a new one. If no password has been entered then authentication fails.
`try_first_pass`
  causes `pam_radius` to use a previously entered password, if one is available. If no password has been entered, `pam_radius` prompts for one as usual.
`echo_pass`
  causes echoing to be left on if `pam_radius` prompts for a password.
`conf`=pathname
  specifies a non-standard location for the RADIUS client configuration file (normally located in /etc/radius.conf).
`nas_id`=identifier
  specifies a NAS identifier to send instead of the hostname.
`template_user`=username
  specifies a user whose passwd(5) entry will be used as a template to create the session environment if the supplied username does not exist in the local password database. The user will be authenticated with the supplied username and password, but his credentials to the system will be presented as the ones for username, i.e., his login class, home directory, resource limits, etc. will be set to ones defined for username.

  If this option is omitted, and there is no username in the system databases equal to the supplied one (as determined by call to getpwnam(3)), the authentication will fail.

`nas_ipaddr`[=address]
  specifies a NAS IP address to be sent. If option is present, but there is no value provided then IP address corresponding to the current hostname will be used.

# FILES

/etc/radius.conf
  The standard RADIUS client configuration file for `pam_radius`

# SEE ALSO

passwd(5), radius.conf(5), pam(8)

# HISTORY

The `pam_radius` module first appeared in FreeBSD 3.1. The `pam_radius` manual page first appeared in FreeBSD 3.3.

# AUTHORS

The `pam_radius` manual page was written by Andrzej Bialecki <abial@FreeBSD.org>.

The `pam_radius` module was written by John D. Polstra <jdp@FreeBSD.org>.

October 28, 2002 | NetBSD 9.3