pam_sm_authenticate3
Service module implementation for pam_authenticate
Usage
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
#include <security/pam_modules.h>
int
pam_sm_authenticate(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags, int argc, const char **argv);
Library
library “libpam”
Overview
The pam_sm_authenticate function is the service module's implementation of the pam_authenticate(3) API function.
Return values
The pam_sm_authenticate function returns one of the following values:
- [PAM_ABORT]
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General failure.
- [PAM_AUTHINFO_UNAVAIL]
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Authentication information is unavailable.
- [PAM_AUTH_ERR]
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Authentication error.
- [PAM_BUF_ERR]
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Memory buffer error.
- [PAM_CONV_ERR]
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Conversation failure.
- [PAM_CRED_INSUFFICIENT]
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Insufficient credentials.
- [PAM_IGNORE]
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Ignore this module.
- [PAM_MAXTRIES]
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Maximum number of tries exceeded.
- [PAM_PERM_DENIED]
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Permission denied.
- [PAM_SERVICE_ERR]
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Error in service module.
- [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]
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System error.
- [PAM_USER_UNKNOWN]
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Unknown user.
Releases
Unchanged in 106 releases since Mac OS X 10.6.