PAM_CLOSE_SESSION(3) Linux-PAM Manual PAM_CLOSE_SESSION(3)
NAME
pam_close_session - terminate PAM session management
SYNOPSIS
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
int pam_close_session(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags);
DESCRIPTION
The pam_close_session function is used to indicate that an authenticated session has ended. The session should have been created with a
call to pam_open_session(3).
It should be noted that the effective uid, geteuid(2). of the application should be of sufficient privilege to perform such tasks as
unmounting the user's home directory for example.
The flags argument is the binary or of zero or more of the following values:
PAM_SILENT
Do not emit any messages.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_ABORT
General failure.
PAM_BUF_ERR
Memory buffer error.
PAM_SESSION_ERR
Session failure.
PAM_SUCCESS
Session was successful terminated.
SEE ALSO
pam_open_session(3), pam_strerror(3)
Linux-PAM Manual 06/04/2011 PAM_CLOSE_SESSION(3)
