pam_xdg_runtime_dir

Pam module to create /run/user/<uid> directory.

It is useful sometimes to create this directory before pam_systemd and systemd-logind create it.

Enable pam module with

session optional pam_xdg_runtime_dir.so debug

added to the pam_stack.

Example Usecase

Enable this pam module in /etc/pam.d/sshd before pam_systemd to create the directory and populate it with a kerberos credential. See the pam_krb5_cc_move pam module.

Links

• https://github.com/cernops/pam_xdg_runtime_dir
• https://github.com/cernops/pam_krb5_cc_move
• https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html