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PAM_INFO(3)             NetBSD Library Functions Manual            PAM_INFO(3)


NAME

     pam_info -- display an information message


LIBRARY

     Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)


SYNOPSIS

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

     int
     pam_info(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, ...);


DESCRIPTION

     The pam_info function displays an informational message through the
     intermediary of the given PAM context's conversation function.


RETURN VALUES

     The pam_info 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_error(3), pam_prompt(3), pam_strerror(3), pam_vinfo(3)


STANDARDS

     The pam_info function is an OpenPAM extension.


AUTHORS

     The pam_info 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 con-
     tract N66001-01-C-8035 (``CBOSS''), as part of the DARPA CHATS research
     program.

NetBSD 4.0                       June 16, 2005                      NetBSD 4.0