OPENPAM_RESTORE_CRED(3) BSD Library Functions Manual OPENPAM_RESTORE_CRED(3)NAME
openpam_restore_cred -- restore credentials
LIBRARY
Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
#include <security/openpam.h>
int
openpam_restore_cred(pam_handle_t *pamh);
DESCRIPTION
The openpam_restore_cred function restores the credentials saved by openpam_borrow_cred(3).
RETURN VALUES
The openpam_restore_cred function returns one of the following values:
[PAM_NO_MODULE_DATA]
Module data not found.
[PAM_SYSTEM_ERR] System error.
SEE ALSO setegid(2), seteuid(2), setgroups(2), openpam_borrow_cred(3), pam(3), pam_strerror(3)STANDARDS
The openpam_restore_cred function is an OpenPAM extension.
AUTHORS
The openpam_restore_cred function and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laborato-
ries, the Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035 (``CBOSS''), as part of the
DARPA CHATS research program.
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OPENPAM_BORROW_CRED(3) BSD Library Functions Manual OPENPAM_BORROW_CRED(3)NAME
openpam_borrow_cred -- temporarily borrow user credentials
LIBRARY
Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
#include <security/openpam.h>
int
openpam_borrow_cred(pam_handle_t *pamh, const struct passwd *pwd);
DESCRIPTION
The openpam_borrow_cred function saves the current credentials and switches to those of the user specified by its pwd argument. The affected
credentials are the effective UID, the effective GID, and the group access list. The original credentials can be restored using
openpam_restore_cred(3).
RETURN VALUES
The openpam_borrow_cred function returns one of the following values:
[PAM_BUF_ERR] Memory buffer error.
[PAM_PERM_DENIED] Permission denied.
[PAM_SYSTEM_ERR] System error.
SEE ALSO setegid(2), seteuid(2), setgroups(2), openpam_restore_cred(3), pam(3), pam_strerror(3)STANDARDS
The openpam_borrow_cred function is an OpenPAM extension.
AUTHORS
The openpam_borrow_cred function and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laborato-
ries, the Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035 (``CBOSS''), as part of the
DARPA CHATS research program.
BSD December 21, 2007 BSD
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