How to Add a PAM Module

1. Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.

2. Determine which control flags and other options should be used.

   Refer to PAM Modules information on the modules.

3. Copy the new module to /usr/lib/security/sparcv9.

   In the Solaris 8 release, the module should be copied to /usr/lib/security.

4. Set the permissions so that the module file is owned by root and that permissions are 555.

5. Edit the PAM configuration file, /etc/pam.conf, and add this module to the appropriate services.

Verification

It is very important to do some testing before the system is rebooted in case the configuration file is misconfigured. Run rlogin, su, and telnet before you reboot the system. If the service is a daemon that is spawned only once when the system is booted, it might be necessary to reboot the system before you can verify that the module has been added.