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:program:`auth_pam` is an authentication plugin that authentication connections
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using :abbr:`PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module)`.
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PAM is effectively your current Linux based user security. [1]_
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.. note:: Unload the :doc:`/plugins/auth_all/index` plugin before using this plugin.
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.. seealso:: :doc:`/administration/authentication`
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To load this plugin, start :program:`drizzled` with::
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Loading the plugin may not enable or configure it. See the plugin's
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:ref:`auth_pam_configuration` and :ref:`auth_pam_variables`.
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.. seealso:: :doc:`/options` for more information about adding and removing plugins.
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.. _auth_pam_configuration:
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This plugin does not have any command line options.
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.. _auth_pam_variables:
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This plugin does not register any variables.
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.. _auth_pam_examples:
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Sorry, there are no examples for this plugin.
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This documentation applies to **auth_pam 0.1**.
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To see which version of the plugin a Drizzle server is running, execute:
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SELECT MODULE_VERSION FROM DATA_DICTIONARY.MODULES WHERE MODULE_NAME='auth_pam'
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.. [1] `Understanding Drizzle user authentication options – Part 1 <http://ronaldbradford.com/blog/understanding-drizzle-authentication-options-part-1-2010-03-12/>`_