pam_strerror(3) [netbsd man page]

PAM_STRERROR(3) 					   BSD Library Functions Manual 					   PAM_STRERROR(3)

NAME

     pam_strerror -- get PAM standard error message string

LIBRARY

     Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <security/pam_appl.h>

     const char *
     pam_strerror(const pam_handle_t *pamh, int error_number);

DESCRIPTION

     The pam_strerror function returns a pointer to a string containing a textual description of the error indicated by the error_number argument.
     argument, in the context of the PAM transaction described by the pamh The pamh argument is ignored.  For compatibility with other implementa-
     tions, it should be either a valid PAM handle returned by a previous call to pam_start(3), or NULL.

RETURN VALUES

     The pam_strerror function returns NULL on failure.

SEE ALSO

     pam(3), pam_start(3)

STANDARDS

     X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules, June 1997.

AUTHORS

     The pam_strerror 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.

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PAM_START(3)						   BSD Library Functions Manual 					      PAM_START(3)

NAME

     pam_start -- initiate a PAM transaction

LIBRARY

     Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <security/pam_appl.h>

     int
     pam_start(const char *service, const char *user, const struct pam_conv *pam_conv, pam_handle_t **pamh);

DESCRIPTION

     The pam_start function creates and initializes a PAM context.

     The service argument specifies the name of the policy to apply, and is stored in the PAM_SERVICE item in the created context.

     The user argument specifies the name of the target user - the user the created context will serve to authenticate.  It is stored in the
     PAM_USER item in the created context.

     The pam_conv argument points to a struct pam_conv describing the conversation function to use; see pam_conv for details.

RETURN VALUES

     The pam_start function returns one of the following values:

     [PAM_BUF_ERR]	 Memory buffer error.

     [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]	 System error.

SEE ALSO

     pam(3), pam_end(3), pam_get_item(3), pam_set_item(3), pam_strerror(3)

STANDARDS

     X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules, June 1997.

AUTHORS

     The pam_start 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.

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								 December 21, 2007							       BSD