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PAM_MKHOMEDIR(8) Linux-PAM Manual PAM_MKHOMEDIR(8)

NAME
pam_mkhomedir - PAM module to create users home directory

SYNOPSIS
pam_mkhomedir.so [silent] [umask=mode] [skel=skeldir]

DESCRIPTION
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.

OPTIONS
silent
Don't print informative messages.

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.

MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
Only the session module type is provided.

RETURN VALUES
PAM_BUF_ERR
Memory buffer error.

PAM_CRED_INSUFFICIENT
Insufficient credentials to access authentication data.

PAM_PERM_DENIED
Not enough permissions to create the new directory or read the skel directory.

PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
User not known to the underlying authentication module.

PAM_SUCCESS
Environment variables were set.

FILES
/etc/skel
Default skel directory

EXAMPLES
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