pam_strerror(3PAM)					       PAM Library Functions						pam_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 the string "Unknown error" if errnum is out-of-range.

ATTRIBUTES

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

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     | Stable			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |MT-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 5.11							    9 Jul 2003							pam_strerror(3PAM)