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.IX Title "PAM_GETENV 8"
.TH PAM_GETENV 8 2026-07-16 "Debian GNU/Linux" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH NAME
pam_getenv \- get environment variables from /etc/environment
.SH SYNOPSIS
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pam_getenv \fB[\-l] [\-s]\fR \fIenv_var\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
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This tool  will print out the value of \fIenv_var\fR from \fI/etc/environment\fR.  It will attempt to expand environment variable references in the definition of \fIenv_var\fR but will fail if PAM items are expanded.
.PP
The \fB\-l\fR option indicates the script should return an environment variable related to default locale information.
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The \fB\-s\fR option indicates that the script should return an
system default environment variable.
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Currently neither the \fB\-l\fR or \fB\-s\fR options do anything.  They are
included because future versions of Debian may have a separate
repository for the initial environment used by init scripts and for
system locale information.  These options will allow this script to be
a stable interface even in that environment.
