hpux man page for pam_strerror

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).

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