pam_start3
Initiate a pam transaction
Usage
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
int
pam_start(const char *service, const char *user, const struct pam_conv *pam_conv, pam_handle_t **pamh);
Library
library “libpam”
Overview
The pam_start function creates and initializes a PAM context.
The service argument specifies the name of the policy to apply, and is stored in the PAM_SERVICE item in the created context.
The user argument specifies the name of the target user - the user the created context will serve to authenticate. It is stored in the PAM_USER item in the created context.
The pam_conv argument points to a struct pam_conv describing the conversation function to use; see pam_conv for details.
Return values
The pam_start function returns one of the following values:
- [PAM_BUF_ERR]
-
Memory buffer error.
- [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]
-
System error.
Releases
155 releases since Mac OS X 10.2; the text changed 1 time.