Enable NIS for system authentication ==================================== Selecting this profile will enable Network Information Services as the source of identity and authentication providers. NIS CONFIGURATION ----------------- Authselect does not touch NIS configuration. Please, read NIS' documentation to see how to configure it manually. AVAILABLE OPTIONAL FEATURES --------------------------- with-faillock:: Enable account locking in case of too many consecutive authentication failures. with-mkhomedir:: Enable automatic creation of home directories for users on their first login. with-ecryptfs:: Enable automatic per-user ecryptfs. with-fingerprint:: Enable authentication with fingerprint reader through *pam_fprintd*. with-pam-gnome-keyring:: Enable pam-gnome-keyring support. with-pam-u2f:: Enable authentication via u2f dongle through *pam_u2f*. with-pam-u2f-2fa:: Enable 2nd factor authentication via u2f dongle through *pam_u2f*. without-pam-u2f-nouserok:: Module argument nouserok is omitted if also with-pam-u2f-2fa is used. *WARNING*: Omitting nouserok argument means that users without pam-u2f authentication configured will not be able to log in *INCLUDING* root. Make sure you are able to log in before losing root privileges. with-silent-lastlog:: Do not produce pam_lastlog message during login. without-lastlog-showfailed:: Do not print number of failed login attempts during login. with-pamaccess:: Check access.conf during account authorization. with-pwhistory:: Enable pam_pwhistory module for local users. with-nispwquality:: If this option is set pam_pwquality module will check password quality for NIS users as well as local users during password change. Without this option only local users passwords are checked. with-altfiles:: Use nss_altfiles for passwd and group nsswitch databases. with-mdns4:: Enable multicast DNS over IPv4. with-mdns6:: Enable multicast DNS over IPv6. with-systemd-homed:: If set, pam_systemd_homed is enabled for all pam operations. without-nullok:: Do not add nullok parameter to pam_unix. with-libvirt:: Enable connecting to libvirt VMs using the hostname configured in the guest OS or, as a fallback, their name. EXAMPLES -------- * Enable NIS with no additional modules authselect select nis * Enable NIS and create home directories for users on their first login authselect select nis with-mkhomedir