PAM_VINFO(3) BSD Library Functions Manual PAM_VINFO(3)NAME
pam_vinfo -- display an information message
LIBRARY
Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
int
pam_vinfo(const pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
DESCRIPTION
The pam_vinfo function passes its arguments to pam_vprompt(3) with a style argument of PAM_TEXT_INFO, and discards the response.
RETURN VALUES
The pam_vinfo 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_strerror(3), pam_verror(3), pam_vprompt(3)STANDARDS
The pam_vinfo function is an OpenPAM extension.
AUTHORS
The pam_vinfo 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.
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PAM_VERROR(3) BSD Library Functions Manual PAM_VERROR(3)NAME
pam_verror -- display an error message
LIBRARY
Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
int
pam_verror(const pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
DESCRIPTION
The pam_verror function passes its arguments to pam_vprompt(3) with a style argument of PAM_ERROR_MSG, and discards the response.
RETURN VALUES
The pam_verror 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_error(3), pam_strerror(3), pam_vinfo(3), pam_vprompt(3)STANDARDS
The pam_verror function is an OpenPAM extension.
AUTHORS
The pam_verror 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.
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