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.Dt PAM_SET_ITEM 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm pam_set_item
.Nd set authentication information
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libpam
.Sh SYNOPSIS
n sys/types.h n security/pam_appl.h .Ft "int"
.Fn pam_set_item "pam_handle_t *pamh" "int item_type" "const void *item"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn pam_set_item
function sets the item specified by the
.Fa item_type
argument to a copy of the object pointed to by the
.Fa item
argument.
The item is stored in the PAM context specified by the
.Fa pamh
argument.
See
.Xr pam_get_item 3
for a list of recognized item types.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Fn pam_set_item
function returns one of the following values:
l -tag -width 18n t Bq Er PAM_BUF_ERR Memory buffer error.
t Bq Er PAM_SYMBOL_ERR Invalid symbol.
t Bq Er PAM_SYSTEM_ERR System error.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pam 3 ,
.Xr pam_get_item 3 ,
.Xr pam_strerror 3
.Sh STANDARDS
.Rs
.%T "
X/
Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules"
.%D "June 1997"
.Re
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Fn pam_set_item
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 des (at] des.no .