PAM

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"Pluggable Authentication Module." Programs that are aware of PAM use the modules defined in the PAM configuration files for making authentication/access decisions.

Access Control

/etc/pam.d/sshd contains account required pam_access.so. /etc/security/access.conf contains the rules for who can log into the machine.

Chart of what groups can log onto what machines:

name restricted by access.conf nogroup npg farm domain_admins
einstein no yes yes yes yes
lentil no yes yes yes yes
gourd yes no yes no yes
roentgen yes no yes no yes
taro yes no yes no yes
pepper yes no no yes yes
jalapeno yes no yes no yes
tomato no no yes no yes
okra yes no yes no yes

External Links

pam_access PAM module document