PAM_ERROR
NAME
pam_error, pam_verror − display error messages to the
user
SYNOPSIS
#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 stdarg(3) 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_info(3), pam_vinfo(3),
pam_prompt(3), pam_vprompt(3),
pam(8)
STANDARDS
The pam_error and pam_verror functions are
Linux−PAM extensions.
