pam_get_data3
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Usage
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
int
pam_get_data(const pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *module_data_name, const void **data);
Library
library “libpam”
Overview
The pam_get_data function looks up the opaque object associated with the string specified by the module_data_name argument, in the PAM context specified by the pamh argument. A pointer to the object is stored in the location pointed to by the data argument.
This function and its counterpart pam_set_data(3) are useful for managing data that are meaningful only to a particular service module.
Return values
The pam_get_data function returns one of the following values:
- [PAM_NO_MODULE_DATA]
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Module data not found.
- [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]
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System error.
Releases
115 releases since Mac OS X 10.5; the text changed 1 time.