PAM
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Authentication Users Password
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Presentation
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LL::NG can use `Pluggable authentication
module <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluggable_authentication_module>`__
as a simple authentication backend.

Configuration
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Install Authen::PAM
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You have to install the corresponding Perl module.

For CentOS/RHEL:

.. code-block:: shell

   yum install perl-Authen-PAM

In Debian/Ubuntu, install the library through APT

.. code-block:: shell

   apt install libauthen-pam-perl

Configuration of LemonLDAP::NG
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In Manager, go in ``General Parameters`` > ``Authentication modules``
and choose PAM for authentication.


.. tip::

    You can then choose any other module for users and
    password.

Then, go in ``PAM parameters``:

-  **Authentication level**: authentication level for PAM module
-  **PAM service**: the PAM service to use *(default: login)*