pam_chauthtok3
Perform password related functions within the pam framework
Usage
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
int
pam_chauthtok(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags);
Library
library “libpam”
Overview
The pam_chauthtok function attempts to change the authentication token for the user associated with the pam context specified by the pamh argument.
The flags argument is the binary or of zero or more of the following values:
- PAM_SILENT
-
Do not emit any messages.
- PAM_CHANGE_EXPIRED_AUTHTOK
-
Change only those authentication tokens that have expired.
If any other bits are set, pam_chauthtok will return PAM_SYMBOL_ERR.
Return values
The pam_chauthtok function returns one of the following values:
- [PAM_ABORT]
-
General failure.
- [PAM_AUTHTOK_DISABLE_AGING]
-
Authentication token aging disabled.
- [PAM_AUTHTOK_ERR]
-
Authentication token failure.
- [PAM_AUTHTOK_LOCK_BUSY]
-
Authentication token lock busy.
- [PAM_AUTHTOK_RECOVERY_ERR]
-
Failed to recover old authentication token.
- [PAM_BUF_ERR]
-
Memory buffer error.
- [PAM_CONV_ERR]
-
Conversation failure.
- [PAM_PERM_DENIED]
-
Permission denied.
- [PAM_SERVICE_ERR]
-
Error in service module.
- [PAM_SYMBOL_ERR]
-
Invalid symbol.
- [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]
-
System error.
- [PAM_TRY_AGAIN]
-
Try again.
Releases
155 releases since Mac OS X 10.2; the text changed 1 time.