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PAM_LASTLOG(8)		       Linux-PAM Manual			PAM_LASTLOG(8)

NAME
       pam_lastlog - PAM module to display date of last login

SYNOPSIS
       pam_lastlog.so [debug] [silent] [never] [nodate] [nohost] [noterm]
		      [nowtmp]

DESCRIPTION
       pam_lastlog is a PAM module to display a line of information about the
       last login of the user. In addition, the module maintains the
       /var/log/lastlog file.

       Some applications may perform this function themselves. In such cases,
       this module is not necessary.

OPTIONS
       debug
	  Print debug information.

       silent
	  Don't inform the user about any previous login, just upate the
	  /var/log/lastlog file.

       never
	  If the /var/log/lastlog file does not contain any old entries for
	  the user, indicate that the user has never previously logged in with
	  a welcome message.

       nodate
	  Don't display the date of the last login.

       noterm
	  Don't display the terminal name on which the last login was
	  attempted.

       nohost
	  Don't indicate from which host the last login was attempted.

       nowtmp
	  Don't update the wtmp entry.

MODULE SERVICES PROVIDED
       Only the session service is supported.

RETURN VALUES
       PAM_SUCCESS
	  Everything was successfull.

       PAM_SERVICE_ERR
	  Internal service module error.

       PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
	  User not known.

EXAMPLES
       Add the following line to /etc/pam.d/login to display the last login
       time of an user:

	      session  required	 pam_lastlog.so nowtmp

FILES
       /var/log/lastlog
	  Lastlog logging file

SEE ALSO
       pam.conf(5), pam.d(8), pam(8)

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

Linux-PAM Manual		  06/09/2006			PAM_LASTLOG(8)

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