OPENPAM_READLINE(3) Library Functions Manual OPENPAM_READLINE(3)

NAME

openpam_readlineread a line from a file

LIBRARY

Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)

SYNOPSIS

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

char *
openpam_readline(FILE *f, int *lineno, size_t *lenp);

DESCRIPTION

The openpam_readline function reads a line from a file, and returns it in a NUL-terminated buffer allocated with malloc(3).

The openpam_readline function performs a certain amount of processing on the data it reads:

If lineno is not NULL, the integer variable it points to is incremented every time a newline character is read.

If lenp is not NULL, the length of the line (not including the terminating NUL character) is stored in the variable it points to.

The caller is responsible for releasing the returned buffer by passing it to free(3).

RETURN VALUES

The openpam_readline function returns NULL on failure.

SEE ALSO

free(3), malloc(3), pam(3)

STANDARDS

The openpam_readline function is an OpenPAM extension.

AUTHORS

The openpam_readline 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.
December 18, 2011 NetBSD 6.1