openpam_borrow_cred(3) [freebsd man page]

OPENPAM_BORROW_CRED(3)					   BSD Library Functions Manual 				    OPENPAM_BORROW_CRED(3)

NAME

     openpam_borrow_cred -- temporarily borrow user credentials

LIBRARY

     Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <security/pam_appl.h>
     #include <security/openpam.h>

     int
     openpam_borrow_cred(pam_handle_t *pamh, const struct passwd *pwd);

DESCRIPTION

     The openpam_borrow_cred() function saves the current credentials and switches to those of the user specified by its pwd argument.	The
     affected credentials are the effective UID, the effective GID, and the group access list.	The original credentials can be restored using
     openpam_restore_cred(3).

RETURN VALUES

     The openpam_borrow_cred() function returns one of the following values:

     [PAM_BUF_ERR]	 Memory buffer error.

     [PAM_PERM_DENIED]	 Permission denied.

     [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]	 System error.

SEE ALSO

     setegid(2), seteuid(2), setgroups(2), openpam_restore_cred(3), pam(3), pam_strerror(3)

STANDARDS

     The openpam_borrow_cred() function is an OpenPAM extension.

AUTHORS

     The openpam_borrow_cred() function and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Labora-
     tories, 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.

     The OpenPAM library is maintained by Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@des.no>.

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								September 12, 2014							       BSD

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OPENPAM_RESTORE_CRED(3) 				   BSD Library Functions Manual 				   OPENPAM_RESTORE_CRED(3)

NAME

     openpam_restore_cred -- restore credentials

LIBRARY

     Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <security/pam_appl.h>
     #include <security/openpam.h>

     int
     openpam_restore_cred(pam_handle_t *pamh);

DESCRIPTION

     The openpam_restore_cred function restores the credentials saved by openpam_borrow_cred(3).

RETURN VALUES

     The openpam_restore_cred function returns one of the following values:

     [PAM_NO_MODULE_DATA]
			 Module data not found.

     [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]	 System error.

SEE ALSO

     setegid(2), seteuid(2), setgroups(2), openpam_borrow_cred(3), pam(3), pam_strerror(3)

STANDARDS

     The openpam_restore_cred function is an OpenPAM extension.

AUTHORS

     The openpam_restore_cred function and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laborato-
     ries, 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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								 December 21, 2007							       BSD

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