.Dd June 27, 2023 .Dt PAM_ERROR 3 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm pam_error .Nd display an error message .Sh SYNOPSIS n sys/types.h n security/pam_appl.h .Ft "int" .Fn pam_error "const pam_handle_t *pamh" "const char *fmt" "..." .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn pam_error function displays an error message through the intermediary of the given PAM context's conversation function.
p .Sh RETURN VALUES The .Fn pam_error function returns one of the following values: l -tag -width 18n t Bq Er PAM_SUCCESS Success. t Bq Er PAM_BUF_ERR Memory buffer error. t Bq Er PAM_CONV_ERR Conversation failure. t Bq Er PAM_SYSTEM_ERR System error. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr pam 3 , .Xr pam_info 3 , .Xr pam_prompt 3 , .Xr pam_strerror 3 , .Xr pam_verror 3 .Sh STANDARDS The .Fn pam_error function is an OpenPAM extension. .Sh AUTHORS The .Fn pam_error function and this manual page were developed for the .Fx Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035
q Dq CBOSS , as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.
p The OpenPAM library is maintained by .An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq Mt des (at] des.no .
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