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PAM_VERROR(3)           NetBSD Library Functions Manual          PAM_VERROR(3)


NAME

     pam_verror -- display an error message


SYNOPSIS

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

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


DESCRIPTION

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


RETURN VALUES

     The pam_verror() function returns one of the following values:

     [PAM_SUCCESS]       Success.

     [PAM_BUF_ERR]       Memory buffer error.

     [PAM_CONV_ERR]      Conversation failure.

     [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]    System error.


SEE ALSO

     pam(3), pam_error(3), pam_strerror(3), pam_vinfo(3), pam_vprompt(3)


STANDARDS

     The pam_verror() function is an OpenPAM extension.


AUTHORS

     The pam_verror() 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.

     The OpenPAM library is maintained by Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@des.no>.

NetBSD 9.2                      April 30, 2017                      NetBSD 9.2