pam_sm_open_session(3) [xfree86 man page]

PAM_SM_OPEN_SESSION(3)						 Linux-PAM Manual					    PAM_SM_OPEN_SESSION(3)

NAME

       pam_sm_open_session - PAM service function to start session management

SYNOPSIS

       #define PAM_SM_SESSION

       #include <security/pam_modules.h>

       PAM_EXTERN int pam_sm_open_session(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags, int argc, const char **argv);

DESCRIPTION

       The pam_sm_open_session function is the service module's implementation of the pam_open_session(3) interface.

       This function is called to commence a session. The only valid value for flags is zero or:

       PAM_SILENT
	   Do not emit any messages.

RETURN VALUES

       PAM_SESSION_ERR
	   Cannot make/remove an entry for the specified session.

       PAM_SUCCESS
	   The session was successfully started.

SEE ALSO

       pam(3), pam_open_session(3), pam_sm_close_session(3), pam_strerror(3), PAM(8)

Linux-PAM Manual						    06/04/2011						    PAM_SM_OPEN_SESSION(3)