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PAM_STRERROR(3)         NetBSD Library Functions Manual        PAM_STRERROR(3)


NAME

     pam_strerror -- get PAM standard error message string


LIBRARY

     Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)


SYNOPSIS

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

     const char *
     pam_strerror(pam_handle_t *pamh, int error_number);


DESCRIPTION

     The pam_strerror function returns a pointer to a string containing a tex-
     tual description of the error indicated by the error_number argument, in
     the context of the PAM transaction described by the pamh argument.


RETURN VALUES

     The pam_strerror function returns NULL on failure.


SEE ALSO

     pam(3)


STANDARDS

     X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules,
     June 1997.


AUTHORS

     The pam_strerror 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.

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