PAM_SM_OPEN_SESSION(3) Linux-PAM Manual PAM_SM_OPEN_SESSION(3)NAME
pam_sm_open_session - PAM service function to start session management
SYNOPSIS
#define PAM_SM_SESSION
#include <security/pam_modules.h>
PAM_EXTERN int pam_sm_open_session(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags, int argc, const char **argv);
DESCRIPTION
The pam_sm_open_session function is the service module's implementation of the pam_open_session(3) interface.
This function is called to commence a session. The only valid value for flags is zero or:
PAM_SILENT
Do not emit any messages.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_SESSION_ERR
Cannot make/remove an entry for the specified session.
PAM_SUCCESS
The session was successfully started.
SEE ALSO pam(3), pam_open_session(3), pam_sm_close_session(3), pam_strerror(3), PAM(8)Linux-PAM Manual 06/04/2011 PAM_SM_OPEN_SESSION(3)
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