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[v11] Make PAM user creation script copy/pasteable #26277

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19 changes: 15 additions & 4 deletions docs/pages/server-access/guides/ssh-pam.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -209,15 +209,26 @@ session required pam_permit.so

Next, create a script that will be run by `pam_exec.so`.

Create a directory where you will store the script:

```code
mkdir -p /etc/pam-exec.d
cat > /etc/pam-exec.d/teleport_acct <<"EOF"
$ mkdir -p /etc/pam-exec.d
```

In `/etc/pam-exec.d`, add a file called `teleport_acct` with the following
content:

```text
#!/bin/sh
COMMENT="User ${TELEPORT_LOGIN} for ${TELEPORT_USERNAME} with roles ${TELEPORT_ROLES} created by Teleport."
/bin/id -u "${TELEPORT_LOGIN}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || /sbin/useradd -m -s /bin/bash -c "${COMMENT}" "${TELEPORT_LOGIN}" 2>> /tmp/pam.error
exit 0
EOF
chmod +x /etc/pam-exec.d/teleport_acct
```

Ensure that your script is executable:

```code
$ chmod +x /etc/pam-exec.d/teleport_acct
```

This script will check if the login assigned to `TELEPORT_LOGIN` exists and, if
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