PAM_SET_ITEM(3) |
Library Functions Manual |
PAM_SET_ITEM(3) |
NAME
pam_set_item — set authentication information
LIBRARY
Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)
DESCRIPTION
The
pam_set_item function sets the item specified by the
item_type argument to a copy of the object pointed to by the
item argument. The item is stored in the PAM context specified by the
pamh argument. See
pam_get_item(3) for a list of recognized item types.
RETURN VALUES
The
pam_set_item function returns one of the following values:
-
[PAM_BUF_ERR]
-
Memory buffer error.
-
[PAM_SYMBOL_ERR]
-
Invalid symbol.
-
[PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]
-
System error.
STANDARDS
X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules, June 1997.
AUTHORS
The pam_set_item 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.