pam_end(3) [netbsd man page]

PAM_END(3)						   BSD Library Functions Manual 						PAM_END(3)

NAME

     pam_end -- terminate the PAM transaction

LIBRARY

     Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)

SYNOPSIS

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

     int
     pam_end(pam_handle_t *pamh, int status);

DESCRIPTION

     The pam_end function terminates a PAM transaction and destroys the corresponding PAM context, releasing all resources allocated to it.

     The status argument should be set to the error code returned by the last API call before the call to pam_end

RETURN VALUES

     The pam_end function returns one of the following values:

     [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]	 System error.

SEE ALSO

     pam(3), pam_strerror(3)

STANDARDS

     X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules, June 1997.

AUTHORS

     The pam_end function and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, 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 18, 2011							       BSD

PAM_START(3)						   BSD Library Functions Manual 					      PAM_START(3)

NAME

     pam_start -- initiate a PAM transaction

LIBRARY

     Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)

SYNOPSIS

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

     int
     pam_start(const char *service, const char *user, const struct pam_conv *pam_conv, pam_handle_t **pamh);

DESCRIPTION

     The pam_start function creates and initializes a PAM context.

     The service argument specifies the name of the policy to apply, and is stored in the PAM_SERVICE item in the created context.

     The user argument specifies the name of the target user - the user the created context will serve to authenticate.  It is stored in the
     PAM_USER item in the created context.

     The pam_conv argument points to a struct pam_conv describing the conversation function to use; see pam_conv for details.

RETURN VALUES

     The pam_start function returns one of the following values:

     [PAM_BUF_ERR]	 Memory buffer error.

     [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]	 System error.

SEE ALSO

     pam(3), pam_end(3), pam_get_item(3), pam_set_item(3), pam_strerror(3)

STANDARDS

     X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules, June 1997.

AUTHORS

     The pam_start function and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, 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