pam_error
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Linux-PAM Manual
pam_error
pam_verror
display error messages to the user
#include <security/pam_ext.h>
int pam_error
pam_handle_t *pamh
const char *fmt
...
int pam_verror
pam_handle_t *pamh
const char *fmt
va_list args
DESCRIPTION
The pam_error function prints error messages
through the conversation function to the user.
The pam_verror function performs the same
task as pam_error() with the difference
that it takes a set of arguments which have been obtained using
the
stdarg3
variable argument list macros.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_BUF_ERR
Memory buffer error.
PAM_CONV_ERR
Conversation failure.
PAM_SUCCESS
Error message was displayed.
PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
System error.
SEE ALSO
pam_info3
,
pam_vinfo3
,
pam_prompt3
,
pam_vprompt3
,
pam8
STANDARDS
The pam_error and pam_verror
functions are Linux-PAM extensions.