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## NAME
       pam_time - PAM module for time control access

## SYNOPSIS
       **pam**___**time.so** [conffile=conf-file] [debug] [noaudit]

## DESCRIPTION
       The pam_time PAM module does not authenticate the user, but instead it restricts access to a
       system and or specific applications at various times of the day and on specific days or over
       various terminal lines. This module can be configured to deny access to (individual) users
       based on their name, the time of day, the day of week, the service they are applying for and
       their terminal from which they are making their request.

       By default rules for time/port access are taken from config file /etc/security/time.conf. An
       alternative file can be specified with the _conffile_ option.

       If Linux PAM is compiled with audit support the module will report when it denies access.

## OPTIONS
### conffile=/path/to/time.conf
           Indicate an alternative time.conf style configuration file to override the default.

### debug
           Some debug information is printed with [**syslog**(3)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/syslog/3/markdown).

### noaudit
           Do not report logins at disallowed time to the audit subsystem.

## MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
       Only the **account** type is provided.

## RETURN VALUES
       PAM_SUCCESS
           Access was granted.

       PAM_ABORT
           Not all relevant data could be gotten.

       PAM_BUF_ERR
           Memory buffer error.

       PAM_PERM_DENIED
           Access was not granted.

       PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
           The user is not known to the system.

## FILES
       /etc/security/time.conf
           Default configuration file

## EXAMPLES
           #%PAM-1.0
           #
           # apply pam_time accounting to login requests
           #
           login  account  required  pam_time.so


## SEE ALSO
       [**time.conf**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/time.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_time was written by Andrew G. Morgan <<morgan@kernel.org>>.



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