pam_open_session3
Start pam session management
Usage
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
int pam_open_session(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags);
Overview
The pam_open_session function sets up a user session for a previously successfully authenticated user. The session should later be terminated with a call to pam_close_session(3).
It should be noted that the effective uid, geteuid(2), of the application should be of sufficient privilege to perform such tasks as creating or mounting the user's home directory for example.
The flags argument is the binary or of zero or more of the following values:
PAM_SILENT
Do not emit any messages.
Return values
PAM_ABORT
General failure.
PAM_BUF_ERR
Memory buffer error.
PAM_SESSION_ERR
Session failure.
PAM_SUCCESS
Session was successfully created.
Releases
17 releases since Debian 1.3 (Bo); the text changed 13 times.