# Install pam-reattach with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix

PAM module for reattaching to the user's GUI (Aqua) session. Version 1.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#pam-reattach.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pam-reattach
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pam-reattach
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install pam-reattach
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: security/pam-reattach/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#pam-reattach
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pa/pam-reattach/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:pam-reattach
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pam-reattach>
- **Version:** 1.3
- **Source summary:** PAM module for reattaching to the user's GUI (Aqua) session
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/fabianishere/pam_reattach>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/fabianishere/pam_reattach>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/fabianishere/pam_reattach/archive/refs/tags/v1.3.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- reattach-to-session-namespace (cli)
- reattach-to-session-namespace (alias)

## Build dependencies

- cmake

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 1.3
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/fabianishere/pam_reattach
- Upstream latest detected: v1.3 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- macOS: /etc/pam.d/*
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** pam-reattach
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Requirements:** macos
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - pam-reattach: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pa/pam-reattach/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- MacPorts - pam-reattach: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: security/pam-reattach/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

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- [Security and crypto packages](https://pkg.so/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata.
- [cmake](https://pkg.so/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
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- [m-cli](https://pkg.so/brew/m-cli/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, macos, system.
- [reattach-to-user-namespace](https://pkg.so/brew/reattach-to-user-namespace/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, macos, system.
- [mist-cli](https://pkg.so/brew/mist-cli/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, macos, system.
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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pam-reattach.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/pam-reattach.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph