PAM_WTMPDB(8) pam_wtmpdb PAM_WTMPDB(8)

pam_wtmpdb - PAM module to record login and logout times of users

pam_wtmpdb.so [debug] [silent] [skip_if=<services>] [database=<file>]

pam_wtmpdb is a PAM module to record the login and logout information of the user. The module uses /var/lib/wtmpdb/wtmpdb.db as database file to store all information.

Compared to some wtmp(5) implementations this PAM module is Y2038 safe and uses sqlite3 to store the information.

debug

Print debug information.

silent

Avoid all messages except errors.

skip_if=<services>

The argument services is a comma separated list of PAM services. If a service is listed here, no wtmpdb entry is written.

database=<file>

Use file instead of /var/lib/wtmpdb/wtmpdb.db.

The session module type is provided for updating the wtmp database with the login and logout information about an user.

PAM_SUCCESS

Everything was successful.

PAM_SERVICE_ERR

Internal service module error. This includes error reading from or writing to the database.

PAM_USER_UNKNOWN

User not known.

PAM_IGNORE

Returned by service types which do nothing.

Add the following line to e.g. /etc/pam.d/login to display the last login time of a user:

      session  required  pam_wtmpdb.so

/var/lib/wtmpdb/wtmpdb.db

Wtmpdb logging database file

wtmpdb(8), pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(8)

pam_wtmpdb was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.com>.

01/03/2025 wtmpdb 0.13.0