pam_strerror(3) Library Functions Manual pam_strerror(3)
NAME
pam_strerror - get PAM error message string
SYNOPSIS
[ flag ... ] file ... [ library ... ]
DESCRIPTION
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 If returns an error, a NULL PAM handle should be passed.
APPLICATION USAGE
Refer to pam(3) for information on thread-safety of PAM interfaces.
ERRORS
returns NULL if errnum is out-of-range.
SEE ALSO
pam(3), pam_start(3).
pam_strerror(3)