pkcs11_eventmgr(1) PAM-pkcs11 tools pkcs11_eventmgr(1)
NAME
SmartCard PKCS#11 Event Manager
SYNTAX
pkcs11_eventmgr [[no]debug] [[no]daemon] [polling_time=<secs> ]
[expire_time=<secs>] [pkcs11_module=<module> ] [config_file=<filename>
]
DESCRIPTION
card_eventmgr is a SmartCard Monitoring that listen to the status of
the card reader and dispatch actions on several events. card_eventmgr
can be used to several actions, like lock screen on card removal
Three events are supported: card insert, card removal and timeout on
removed card. Actions to take are specified in the configuration file
OPTIONS
[no]debug
Enable debugging output. Default is no debug
[no]daemon
Runs in background. If debug is unset, dettach also from tty.
Default: no daemon
polling_time=<secs>
Set polling timeout in secs. Defaults to 1 sec
expire_time=<secs>
Set timeout on card removed. Defaults to 0 (never)
config_file=<configuration file>
Sets de configuration file. Defaults to
/etc/pam_pkcs11/card_eventmgr.conf
pkcs11_module=<pkcs11.so library>
Sets the pkcs#11 library module to use. Defaults to
/usr/lib/pkcs11/opensc-pkcs11.so
FILES
/etc/pam_pkcs11/card_eventmgr.conf
/usr/lib/pkcs11/opensc-pkcs11.so
EXAMPLES
To run this program the standard way type:
pkcs11_eventmgr
Alternativly you can specify options:
pkcs11_eventmgr nodebug nodaemon polling_time=5 con-
fig_file=${HOME}/.pkcs11_eventmgr.conf
BUGS
Some PKCS#11 Libraries fails on card removal and re-insert. to avoid
this, pkcs11_eventmgr try to re-initialize stuff by calling C_Final-
ize() and C_Initialize() on card removal
Some apps like [xscreensaver-command] may fail due to external events (
eg: try to unlock an unlocked session ). In this case, command incor-
rectly returns error code.
User shoult take care on this circumstance
AUTHORS
Juan Antonio Martinez <jonsito@teleline.es>
SEE ALSO
pam_pkcs11(8), card_eventmgr(5)
README.eventmgr
PAM-PKCS11 User Manual
Juan Antonio Martinez 0.4.4 pkcs11_eventmgr(1)
