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NAME

       pkcs11_eventmgr - 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 config_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_Finalize() 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 incorrectly 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