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NAME

       pam_ecryptfs - PAM module for eCryptfs

SYNOPSIS

       pam_ecryptfs.so [unwrap]

DESCRIPTION

       pam_ecryptfs  is a PAM module that can use the login password to unwrap
       an ecryptfs mount passphrase stored in  ~/.ecryptfs/wrapped-passphrase,
       and automatically mount a private cryptographic directory.

OPTIONS

       unwrap
          Use the login passphrase to unwrap an eCryptfs mount passphrase.

       MODULE SERVICES PROVIDED

       The services auth, and session are supported.

EXAMPLES

       To  unwrap  a  mount  passphrase  and  automatically  mount  a  private
       directory on login, add the following lines to

       /etc/pam.d/common-auth:

                  auth    required        pam_ecryptfs.so unwrap

       /etc/pam.d/common-session:

                  session optional        pam_ecryptfs.so unwrap

SEE ALSO

       ecryptfs(7), pam.conf(5), pam.d(8), pam(8)

       /usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-faq.html

       http://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/

AUTHOR

       This manpage was written by  Dustin  Kirkland  <kirkland@canonical.com>
       for  Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted
       to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of  the
       GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by
       the Free Software Foundation.

       On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public  License
       can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.