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PAM_GET_USER(3) 					   BSD Library Functions Manual 					   PAM_GET_USER(3)

NAME
pam_get_user -- retrieve user name LIBRARY
Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam) SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h> #include <security/pam_appl.h> int pam_get_user(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char **user, const char *prompt); DESCRIPTION
The pam_get_user function returns the name of the target user, as specified to pam_start(3). If no user was specified, nor set using pam_set_item(3), pam_get_user will prompt for a user name. Either way, a pointer to the user name is stored in the location pointed to by the user argument. The prompt argument specifies a prompt to use if no user name is cached. If it is NULL, the PAM_USER_PROMPT will be used. If that item is also NULL, a hardcoded default prompt will be used. RETURN VALUES
The pam_get_user function returns one of the following values: [PAM_BUF_ERR] Memory buffer error. [PAM_CONV_ERR] Conversation failure. [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR] System error. SEE ALSO
pam(3), pam_get_authtok(3), pam_get_item(3), pam_set_item(3), pam_start(3), pam_strerror(3) STANDARDS
X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules, June 1997. AUTHORS
The pam_get_user function and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, 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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PAM_GET_AUTHTOK(3)					   BSD Library Functions Manual 					PAM_GET_AUTHTOK(3)

NAME
pam_get_authtok -- retrieve authentication token LIBRARY
Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam) SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h> #include <security/pam_appl.h> int pam_get_authtok(pam_handle_t *pamh, int item, const char **authtok, const char *prompt); DESCRIPTION
The pam_get_authtok function returns the cached authentication token, or prompts the user if no token is currently cached. Either way, a pointer to the authentication token is stored in the location pointed to by the authtok argument. The item argument must have one of the following values: PAM_AUTHTOK Returns the current authentication token, or the new token when changing authentication tokens. PAM_OLDAUTHTOK Returns the previous authentication token when changing authentication tokens. The prompt argument specifies a prompt to use if no token is cached. If it is NULL, the PAM_AUTHTOK_PROMPT or PAM_OLDAUTHTOK_PROMPT item, as appropriate, will be used. If that item is also NULL, a hardcoded default prompt will be used. If item is set to PAM_AUTHTOK and there is a non-null PAM_OLDAUTHTOK item, pam_get_authtok will ask the user to confirm the new token by retyping it. If there is a mismatch, pam_get_authtok will return PAM_TRY_AGAIN. RETURN VALUES
The pam_get_authtok function returns one of the following values: [PAM_BUF_ERR] Memory buffer error. [PAM_CONV_ERR] Conversation failure. [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR] System error. [PAM_TRY_AGAIN] Try again. SEE ALSO
pam(3), pam_get_item(3), pam_get_user(3), pam_strerror(3) STANDARDS
The pam_get_authtok function is an OpenPAM extension. AUTHORS
The pam_get_authtok function and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, 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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