The pam module pam_exec.so does not export environment variables in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The version of the pam_exec module in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 doesn't export environment variables like it does in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • pam-0.99.6.2-6 or earlier
  • custom /etc/pam.d/system-auth making use of pam_exec.so

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