pam_strerror(3) [debian man page]

PAM_STRERROR(3) 						 Linux-PAM Manual						   PAM_STRERROR(3)

NAME

       pam_strerror - return string describing PAM error code

SYNOPSIS

       #include <security/pam_appl.h>

       const char *pam_strerror(pam_handle_t *pamh, int errnum);

DESCRIPTION

       The pam_strerror function returns a pointer to a string describing the error code passed in the argument errnum, possibly using the
       LC_MESSAGES part of the current locale to select the appropriate language. This string must not be modified by the application. No library
       function will modify this string.

RETURN VALUES

       This function returns always a pointer to a string.

SEE ALSO

       pam(7)

Linux-PAM Manual						    06/04/2011							   PAM_STRERROR(3)

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 5.10							    9 Jul 2003							pam_strerror(3PAM)