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PAM_VINFO(3)            NetBSD Library Functions Manual           PAM_VINFO(3)


NAME

     pam_vinfo -- display an information message


LIBRARY

     Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)


SYNOPSIS

     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <security/pam_appl.h>

     int
     pam_vinfo(const pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, va_list ap);


DESCRIPTION

     The pam_vinfo function passes its arguments to pam_vprompt(3) with a
     style argument of PAM_TEXT_INFO, and discards the response.


RETURN VALUES

     The pam_vinfo function returns one of the following values:

     [PAM_BUF_ERR]       Memory buffer error.

     [PAM_CONV_ERR]      Conversation failure.

     [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]    System error.


SEE ALSO

     pam(3), pam_info(3), pam_strerror(3), pam_verror(3), pam_vprompt(3)


STANDARDS

     The pam_vinfo function is an OpenPAM extension.


AUTHORS

     The pam_vinfo function and this manual page were developed for the
     FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the
     Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR
     contract N66001-01-C-8035 (``CBOSS''), as part of the DARPA CHATS
     research program.

NetBSD 5.1                     December 21, 2007                    NetBSD 5.1