pam_setcred(3) Library Functions Manual pam_setcred(3)
NAME
pam_setcred - modify/delete user credentials for an authentication service
SYNOPSIS
[ flag ... ] file ... [ library ... ]
DESCRIPTION
is used to establish, modify, or delete user credentials. is typically called after the user has been authenticated and after a session
has been opened (refer to pam_authenticate(3), pam_acct_mgmt(3), and pam_open_session(3)).
The user is specified by a prior call to or and is referenced by the authentication handle, pamh. The following flags may be set in the
flags field. Note that the first four flags are mutually exclusive:
Set user credentials for an authentication service.
Delete user credentials associated with an authentication service.
Reinitialize user credentials.
Extend lifetime of user credentials.
Authentication service should not generate any messages.
If none of the flags are set, is used as the default.
APPLICATION USAGE
Refer to pam(3) for information on thread-safety of PAM interfaces.
RETURN VALUES
Upon success, returns In addition to the error return values described in pam(3), the following values may be returned upon error:
Underlying authentication service can not retrieve user credentials unavailable.
User credentials expired.
User unknown to underlying authentication service.
Failure setting user credentials.
SEE ALSO
pam(3), pam_start(3), pam_authenticate(3), pam_acct_mgmt(3), pam_open_session(3).
pam_setcred(3)