pam_mkhomedir.so [
silent
] [
debug
] [
umask=mode
] [
skel=skeldir
]
The pam_mkhomedir PAM module will create a users home directory
if it does not exist when the session begins. This allows users
to be present in central database (such as NIS, kerberos or LDAP)
without using a distributed file system or pre-creating a large
number of directories. The skeleton directory (usually
/etc/skel/) is used to copy default files
and also sets a umask for the creation.
The new users home directory will not be removed after logout of the user.
silent
Don't print informative messages.
debug
Turns on debugging via syslog(3).
umask=mask
The user file-creation mask is set to
mask. The default value of mask is
0022.
skel=/path/to/skel/directory
Indicate an alternative skel directory
to override the default /etc/skel.
Memory buffer error.
Not enough permissions to create the new directory or read the skel directory.
User not known to the underlying authentication module.
Environment variables were set.
A sample /etc/pam.d/login file:
auth requisite pam_securetty.so
auth sufficient pam_ldap.so
auth required pam_unix.so
auth required pam_nologin.so
account sufficient pam_ldap.so
account required pam_unix.so
password required pam_unix.so
session required pam_mkhomedir.so skel=/etc/skel/ umask=0022
session required pam_unix.so
session optional pam_lastlog.so
session optional pam_mail.so standard