Configuration file reference
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The configuration file is formatted in XML and subdivided in 4 sections:
* Default options, shared among every device, user and service
* Devices declaration and settings
* Users declaration and settings
* Services declaration and settings
The syntax is the following:
```xml
```
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## Options
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|------------------------|---------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| `enable` | Boolean | `true` | Enable pam_usb |
| `debug` | Boolean | `false` | Enable debug messages |
| `quiet` | Boolean | `false` | Quiet mode |
| `color_log` | Boolean | `true` | Enable colored output |
| `one_time_pad` | Boolean | `true` | Enable the use of one time device-associated pad files |
| `deny_remote` | Boolean | `true` | Deny access from remote host (SSH) |
| `probe_timeout` | Time | `10s` | Time to wait for the volume to be detected |
| `pad_expiration` | Time | `1h` | Time between pad file regeneration |
| `hostname` | String | Computer's hostname | Must be unique accross computers using the same device |
| `system_pad_directory` | String | `.pamusb` | Relative path to the user's home used to store one time pads |
| `device_pad_directory` | String | `.pamusb` | Relative path to the device used to store one time pad files |
### Example:
```xml
```
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## Devices
| Name | Type | Description | Example |
|---------------|-----------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| `id` | Attribute | Arbitrary device name | `MyDevice` |
| `vendor` | Element | Device's vendor name | `SanDisk Corp.` |
| `model` | Element | Device's model name | `Cruzer Titanium` |
| `serial` | Element | Serial number of the device | `SNDKXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX` |
| `volume_uuid` | Element | UUID of the device's volume used to store pads | `6F6B-42FC` |
### Example:
```xml
SanDisk Corp.Cruzer TitaniumSNDKXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX6F6B-42FC
```
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## Users
| Name | Type | Description | Example |
|----------|-----------|-------------------------------------------|------------|
| `id` | Attribute | Login of the user | `root` |
| `device` | Attribute | `id` of the device associated to the user | `MyDevice` |
| `agent` | Element | Agent commands, for use with pamusb-agent | |
### Agent
| Name | Type | Description |
|-------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `env` | Attribute | Environment variable for the command. For multiple environment variables use multiple `env` tags. |
| `cmd` | Attribute | Agent command, associated with `env` tags in the same agent element. Multiple/chained `cmd` elements supported. |
### Example:
```xml
MyDeviceDBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/busHOME=/home/scoxgnome-screensaver-command --locksleep 5pkill -SIGSTOP -u 1000beep-media-player --pauseDBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/busHOME=/home/scoxpkill -SIGCONT -u 1000sleep 5gnome-screensaver-command --deactivatebeep-media-player --play
```
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## Services
| Name | Type | Description | Example |
|------|-----------|---------------------|---------|
| `id` | Attribute | Name of the service | `su` |
### Example:
```xml
```
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Location of the configuration file
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By default, `pam_usb.so` and its tools will look for the configuration file at `/etc/security/pam_usb.conf`.
If you want to use a different location, you will have to use the `-c` flag.
```
# /etc/pam.d/system-auth
auth sufficient pam_usb.so -c /some/other/path.conf
auth required pam_unix.so nullok_secure
```
You will also have to use the `-c` option when calling pam_usb's tools.
```
pamusb-agent -c /some/other/path.conf
```
Example configuration
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**NOTE**: For detailed information, rely on repository wiki pages.
* **1)** Insert an USB block device
* **2)** Add necessary user configuration into `/etc/security/pam_usb.conf` by running:
```
sudo pamusb-conf --add-user=
```
where `` is a valid Unix user name.
* **3)** Add necessary device configuration into `/etc/security/pam_usb.conf` by running:
```
sudo pamusb-conf --add-device=
```
where `` is a recognizable name for your device. This value is only used internally in the configuration file as device `id` value.
* **4)** Tweak `/etc/security/pam_usb.conf` manually as desired. Link devices and users, etc.
**NOTE**: If you don't want to use one time pad files, consider setting `one_time_pad` option to `false`. Pad file use defaults to `true`.
If you use one time pads, you need to do the following:
* **5)** Manually mount USB block device partition. You need write access to the mounted partition.
* **6)** Run `/usr/bin/pamusb-check --debug --service=pamusb-agent `
where `` is associated with the USB block device.
By default, this command creates directory `$HOME/.pamusb/` with a protected device-associated `.pad` file. If you format the device, you must
delete `$HOME/.pamusb/.pad` file. The created `.pad` file can't be used with a new partition UUIDs for the same or any USB block device.
* **7)** Unmount the USB block device.
* **8)** Add proper PAM configuration into `/etc/pam.d/system-auth` as described above. For testing purposes, it's highly recommended to start with `sufficient` PAM option before possibly moving to `required` or `requisite` option since you can bypass faulty `pam_usb` configurations.
* **9)** Test the device/user configuration by running `sudo echo "pam_usb test"`. The USB block device must be attached (mount not required) and the user must have proper configuration in `/etc/security/pam_usb.conf` file.