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.\" This file is part of PAM-Modules -*- nroff -*-
.\" Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Sergey Poznyakoff
.\"
.\" PAM-Modules is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
.\" it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
.\" the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
.\" any later version.
.\"
.\" PAM-Modules is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
.\" but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
.\" MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
.\" GNU General Public License for more details.
.\"
.\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
.\" along with PAM-Modules.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
.TH PAM_LOG 8 "March 28, 2014" "PAM-MODULES" "Pam-Modules User Reference"
.SH NAME
pam_log \- log messages to syslog
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nh
.na
\fBpam_log\fR [\fB\-audit\fR]\
 [\fB\-debug\fR[\fB=\fILEVEL\fR]]\
 [\fB\-noopen\fR]\
 [\fB\-waitdebug\fR[\fB=\fISECONDS\fR]]\
 [\fB\-pri=\fIFACILITY\fB.\fIPRIORITY\fR]\
 [\fB\-tag=\fILABEL\fR] \fITEXT\fR...
.ad
.hy
.SH DESCRIPTION
Sends diagnostic text to syslog.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-pri=\fIFACILITY\fB.\fIPRIORITY\fR
Send text to the given syslog facility and priority.  Valid values for
\fIFACILITY\fR are:
.BR user ,
.BR daemon ,
.BR auth ,
.BR authpriv ", and "
.BR local0 " through " local7 .
Valid values for \fIPRIORITY\fR are:
.BR emerg ,
.BR alert ,
.BR crit ,
.BR err ,
.BR warning ,
.BR notice ,
.BR info ", and "
.BR debug .

Either part can be omitted, in which case the following defaults are
used: \fIFACILITY=\fBauthpriv\fR, \fIPRIORITY=\fBinfo\fR.
.TP
\fB\-tag=\fILABEL\fR
Use \fILABEL\fR as the syslog tag, instead of the module name.
.TP
\fB\-debug\fR[\fB=\fINUMBER\fR]
Set debugging level (0 <= \fINUMBER\fR <= 100).
.TP
\fB\-audit\fR
Log auditing information.
.TP
\fB\-waitdebug=\fIN\fR
Wait for \fIN\fR seconds before starting up.  This option is intended
to facilitate attaching to the module with
.BR gdb (1).
It is available only if the package was configured with
the \fB\-\-enable\-debug\fR option.
.SH MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
All module types (\fBaccount\fR, \fBauth\fR, \fBpassword\fR and
\fBsession\fR) are provided.
.SH RETURN VALUES
.TP
.B PAM_IGNORE
Ignore this module.
.SH EXAMPLES
.EX
account requisite pam_log.so -tag FTP \\
      -pri=daemon.info User ${user:-unknown} is granted FTP access
.EE      
.SH NOTE
This manpage is a short description of \fBpam_log\fR.  For a detailed
discussion, including examples and usage recommendations, refer to the
\fBPAM-modules Manual\fR available in texinfo format.  If the \fBinfo\fR
reader and the tar documentation are properly installed on your
system, the command
.PP
.RS +4
.B info pam-modules
.RE
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.
.PP
You can also view the manual using the info mode in
.BR emacs (1),
or find it in various formats online at
.PP
.RS +4
.B http://www.gnu.org.ua/software/pam-modules/manual
.RE
.PP
If any discrepancies occur between this manpage and the
\fBPAM-modules Manual\fR, the later shall be considered the authoritative
source.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR pam.conf (5),
.BR pam.d (5),
.BR pam (8).
.SH AUTHORS
Sergey Poznyakoff <gray@gnu.org>
.SH "BUG REPORTS"
Report bugs to <bug\-pam\-modules@gnu.org.ua>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2001-2014 Sergey Poznyakoff
.br
.na
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
.br
.ad
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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