PAM_ERROR(3) Library Functions Manual PAM_ERROR(3)

NAME

pam_errordisplay an error message

LIBRARY

Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)

SYNOPSIS

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

int
pam_error(const pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, ...);

DESCRIPTION

The pam_error function displays an error message through the intermediary of the given PAM context's conversation function.

RETURN VALUES

The pam_error 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_info(3), pam_prompt(3), pam_strerror(3), pam_verror(3)

STANDARDS

The pam_error function is an OpenPAM extension.

AUTHORS

The pam_error 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