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PAM Library Functionspam_strerror(3PAM)


NAME

 pam_strerror - get PAM error message string

SYNOPSIS

 
cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lpam [ library ... ]
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
const char *pam_strerror(pam_handle_t*pamh, int errnum);

DESCRIPTION

 

The pam_strerror() function maps the PAM error number in errnum to a PAM error message string, and returns a pointer to that string. The application should not free or modify the string returned.

The pamh argument is the PAM handle obtained by a prior call to pam_start(). If pam_start() returns an error, a null PAM handle should be passed.

ERRORS

 

The pam_strerror() function returns NULL if errnum is out-of-range.

ATTRIBUTES

 

See attributes(5) for description of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Stable
MT-LevelMT-Safe with exceptions

SEE ALSO

 

pam(3PAM), pam_start(3PAM), attributes(5)

NOTES

 

The interfaces in libpam are MT-Safe only if each thread within the multithreaded application uses its own PAM handle.


SunOS 5.9Go To TopLast Changed 13 Oct 1998

 
      
      
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