pam_set_data3
Set module information
Usage
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
int
pam_set_data(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *module_data_name, void *data, void (*cleanup)(pam_handle_t *pamh, void *data, int pam_end_status));
Library
library “libpam”
Overview
The pam_set_data function associates a pointer to an opaque object with an arbitrary string specified by the module_data_name argument, in the PAM context specified by the pamh argument.
If not NULL, the cleanup argument should point to a function responsible for releasing the resources associated with the object.
This function and its counterpart pam_get_data(3) are useful for managing data that are meaningful only to a particular service module.
Return values
The pam_set_data function returns one of the following values:
- [PAM_BUF_ERR]
-
Memory buffer error.
- [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]
-
System error.
Releases
115 releases since Mac OS X 10.5; the text changed 1 time.