PAM_INFO

Section: Linux-PAM Manual (3)
Updated: 09/03/2021
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NAME

pam_info, pam_vinfo - display messages to the user  

SYNOPSIS

#include <security/pam_ext.h>
int pam_info(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, ...);
int pam_vinfo(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, va_list args);
 

DESCRIPTION

The pam_info function prints messages through the conversation function to the user.

The pam_vinfo function performs the same task as pam_info() with the difference that it takes a set of arguments which have been obtained using the stdarg(3) variable argument list macros.  

RETURN VALUES

PAM_BUF_ERR

Memory buffer error.

PAM_CONV_ERR

Conversation failure.

PAM_SUCCESS

Transaction was successful created.

PAM_SYSTEM_ERR

System error.
 

SEE ALSO

pam(7)  

STANDARDS

The pam_info and pam_vinfo functions are Linux-PAM extensions.


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUES
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS

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