PAM_MAIL

If the mail spool file (be it FC/var/mail/$USERF[] or a pathname given with the dir= parameter) is a directory then pam_mail assumes it is in the Maildir format.  

OPTIONS

close

Indicate if the user has any mail also on logout.

debug

Print debug information.

dir=maildir

Look for the users' mail in an alternative location defined by FCmaildir/<login>F[]. The default location for mail is FC/var/mail/<login>F[]. Note, if the supplied FCmaildirF[] is prefixed by a '~', the directory is interpreted as indicating a file in the user's home directory.

empty

Also print message if user has no mail.

hash=count

Mail directory hash depth. For example, a hashcount of 2 would make the mail file be FC/var/spool/mail/u/s/userF[].

noenv

Do not set the MAIL environment variable.

nopen

Don't print any mail information on login. This flag is useful to get the MAIL environment variable set, but to not display any information about it.

quiet

Only report when there is new mail.

standard

Old style "You have..." format which doesn't show the mail spool being used. This also implies "empty".

MODULE TYPES PROVIDED

The session and auth (on establishment and deletion of credentials) module types are provided.  

RETURN VALUES

PAM_BUF_ERR

Memory buffer error.

PAM_SERVICE_ERR

Badly formed arguments.

PAM_SUCCESS

Success.

PAM_USER_UNKNOWN

User not known.

EXAMPLES

Add the following line to FC/etc/pam.d/loginF[] to indicate that the user has new mail when they login to the system.

session  optional  pam_mail.so standard
      

SEE ALSO

pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(8)  

AUTHOR

pam_mail was written by Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org>.

Index

Synopsis

DESCRIPTION

OPTIONS

MODULE TYPES PROVIDED

RETURN VALUES

EXAMPLES

SEE ALSO

AUTHOR