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Manual Reference Pages  - pam_timestamp_check (8)

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pam_timestamp_check - check or clear authentication timestamps

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pam_timestamp_check [[-d]|[-k]] [target_user]

With no arguments, pam_timestamp_check will check to see if the default timestamp is valid, or optionally remove it.

-k	instead of checking the validity of a timestamp, remove it. This is analogous to sudo’s -k option.
-d	Instead of returning validity using an exit status, loop indefinitely, polling regularly and printing the status on standard output.
target_user	The default behavior of pam_timestamp_check checks or removes timestamps generated by pam_timestamp when the user authenticates as herself. When the user authenticates as a different user, the name of the timestamp file changes to accomodate this.

When checking if a timestamp is valid, pam_timestamp_check returns an exit code of 0 for success and > 0 on error:

2: binary is not setuid-root
3: invalid invocation
4: user unknown
5: permissions error
6: invalid controlling tty
7: other error

pam_timestamp(8)

Let’s hope not, but if you find any, please email the author.

Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com>

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