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PAM_SETCRED(3)          NetBSD Library Functions Manual         PAM_SETCRED(3)


NAME
pam_setcred -- modify / delete user credentials for an authentication service
LIBRARY
Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h> #include <security/pam_appl.h> int pam_setcred(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags);
DESCRIPTION
The pam_setcred function manages the application's credentials. The flags argument is the binary or of zero or more of the following val- ues: PAM_SILENT Do not emit any messages. PAM_ESTABLISH_CRED Establish the credentials of the target user. PAM_DELETE_CRED Revoke all established credentials. PAM_REINITIALIZE_CRED Fully reinitialise credentials. PAM_REFRESH_CRED Refresh credentials. The latter four are mutually exclusive. If any other bits are set, pam_setcred will return PAM_SYMBOL_ERR.
RETURN VALUES
The pam_setcred function returns one of the following values: [PAM_ABORT] General failure. [PAM_BUF_ERR] Memory buffer error. [PAM_CONV_ERR] Conversation failure. [PAM_CRED_ERR] Failed to set user credentials. [PAM_CRED_EXPIRED] User credentials have expired. [PAM_CRED_UNAVAIL] Failed to retrieve user credentials. [PAM_PERM_DENIED] Permission denied. [PAM_SERVICE_ERR] Error in service module. [PAM_SYMBOL_ERR] Invalid symbol. [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR] System error. [PAM_USER_UNKNOWN] Unknown user.
SEE ALSO
pam(3), pam_strerror(3)
STANDARDS
X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules, June 1997.
AUTHORS
The pam_setcred 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 5.0 December 21, 2007 NetBSD 5.0
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