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## NAME
       pam_deny - The locking-out PAM module

## SYNOPSIS
       **pam**___**deny.so**

## DESCRIPTION
       This module can be used to deny access. It always indicates a failure to the application
       through the PAM framework. It might be suitable for using for default (the _OTHER_) entries.

## OPTIONS
       This module does not recognise any options.

## MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
       All module types (**account**, **auth**, **password** and **session**) are provided.

## RETURN VALUES
       PAM_AUTH_ERR
           This is returned by the account and auth services.

       PAM_CRED_ERR
           This is returned by the setcred function.

       PAM_AUTHTOK_ERR
           This is returned by the password service.

       PAM_SESSION_ERR
           This is returned by the session service.

## EXAMPLES
           #%PAM-1.0
           #
           # If we don't have config entries for a service, the
           # OTHER entries are used. To be secure, warn and deny
           # access to everything.
           other auth     required       pam_warn.so
           other auth     required       pam_deny.so
           other account  required       pam_warn.so
           other account  required       pam_deny.so
           other password required       pam_warn.so
           other password required       pam_deny.so
           other session  required       pam_warn.so
           other session  required       pam_deny.so


## SEE ALSO
       [**pam.conf**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pam.conf/5/markdown), [**pam.d**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pam.d/5/markdown), [**pam**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pam/7/markdown)

## AUTHOR
       pam_deny was written by Andrew G. Morgan <<morgan@kernel.org>>



Linux-PAM Manual                             06/08/2020                                  [PAM_DENY(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/PAMDENY/8/markdown)