The user is prompted for a password if necessary. Authorization is performed by comparing the Kerberos 5 principal with those listed in the .k5login file in the target accounts home directory (e.g. /root/.k5login for root).
The following options may be passed to the authentication module:
debug
syslog(3) debugging information at LOG_DEBUG level.
use_first_pass
If the authentication module is not the first in the stack, and a previous module obtained the users password, that password is used to authenticate the user. If this fails, the authentication module returns failure without prompting the user for a password. This option has no effect if the authentication module is the first in the stack, or if no previous modules obtained the users password.
try_first_pass
This option is similar to the use_first_pass option, except that if the previously obtained password fails, the user is prompted for another password.