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PAM_SM_OPEN_SESSION(3)						 Linux-PAM Manual					    PAM_SM_OPEN_SESSION(3)

NAME
pam_sm_open_session - PAM service function to start session management SYNOPSIS
#define PAM_SM_SESSION #include <security/pam_modules.h> PAM_EXTERN int pam_sm_open_session(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags, int argc, const char **argv); DESCRIPTION
The pam_sm_open_session function is the service module's implementation of the pam_open_session(3) interface. This function is called to commence a session. The only valid value for flags is zero or: PAM_SILENT Do not emit any messages. RETURN VALUES
PAM_SESSION_ERR Cannot make/remove an entry for the specified session. PAM_SUCCESS The session was successfully started. SEE ALSO
pam(3), pam_open_session(3), pam_sm_close_session(3), pam_strerror(3), PAM(8) Linux-PAM Manual 06/04/2011 PAM_SM_OPEN_SESSION(3)

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PAM_SM_CLOSE_SESSION(3)                                          Linux-PAM Manual                                          PAM_SM_CLOSE_SESSION(3)

NAME
pam_sm_close_session - PAM service function to terminate session management SYNOPSIS
#define PAM_SM_SESSION #include <security/pam_modules.h> PAM_EXTERN int pam_sm_close_session(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags, int argc, const char **argv); DESCRIPTION
The pam_sm_close_session function is the service module's implementation of the pam_close_session(3) interface. This function is called to terminate a session. The only valid value for flags is zero or: PAM_SILENT Do not emit any messages. RETURN VALUES
PAM_SESSION_ERR Cannot make/remove an entry for the specified session. PAM_SUCCESS The session was successfully terminated. SEE ALSO
pam(3), pam_close_session(3), pam_sm_close_session(3), pam_strerror(3), PAM(8) Linux-PAM Manual 06/04/2011 PAM_SM_CLOSE_SESSION(3)
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