pam_strerror(3PAM) PAM Library Functions pam_strerror(3PAM)
NAME
pam_strerror - get PAM error message string
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lpam [ library... ]
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
const char *pam_strerror(pam_handle_t*pamh, int errnum);
DESCRIPTION
The pam_strerror() function 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 pam_start(). If pam_start() returns an error, a null PAM handle should be
passed.
ERRORS
The pam_strerror() function returns the string "Unknown error" if errnum is out-of-range.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for description of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability | Stable |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|MT-Level |MT-Safe with exceptions |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
pam(3PAM), pam_start(3PAM), attributes(5)
NOTES
The interfaces in libpam are MT-Safe only if each thread within the multithreaded application uses its own PAM handle.
SunOS 5.10 9 Jul 2003 pam_strerror(3PAM)
