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title: pam
type: docs
---

Configure pam stack

* [Default Variables](#default-variables)
  * [pam_settings](#pam-settings)
  * [pam_settings_extra](#pam-settings-extra)
* [Dependencies](#dependencies)

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## Default Variables

### pam_settings

#### Default value

```YAML
pam_settings:
  - type: auth
    control: sufficient
    module_arguments:
      - try_first_pass
  - type: password
    control: sufficient
    module_arguments:
      - sha512
      - shadow
      - try_first_pass
      - use_authtok
```

### pam_settings_extra

#### Default value

```YAML
pam_settings_extra: []
```

## Dependencies

None.