pam_set_item3
Set authentication information
Usage
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
int
pam_set_item(pam_handle_t *pamh, int item_type, const void *item);
Library
library “libpam”
Overview
The pam_set_item function sets the item specified by the item_type argument to a copy of the object pointed to by the item argument. The item is stored in the PAM context specified by the pamh argument. See pam_get_item(3) for a list of recognized item types.
Return values
The pam_set_item function returns one of the following values:
- [PAM_BUF_ERR]
-
Memory buffer error.
- [PAM_SYMBOL_ERR]
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Invalid symbol.
- [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]
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System error.
Releases
155 releases since Mac OS X 10.2; the text changed 1 time.