# pam_close_session(3) - phpMan

[PAM_CLOSE_SESSION(3)]           Linux-PAM Manual           [PAM_CLOSE_SESSION(3)]



**NAME**
       pam_close_session - terminate PAM session management

**SYNOPSIS**
       **#include** **<security/pam**___**appl.h>**

       **int** **pam**___**close**___**session(pam**___**handle**___**t** *****_pamh_**,** **int** _flags_**);**

**DESCRIPTION**
       The **pam**___**close**___**session** function is used to indicate that an
       authenticated session has ended. The session should have been created
       with a call to **pam**___**open**___**[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
       unmounting 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 successful terminated.

**SEE** **ALSO**
       **pam**___**open**___**[session**(3)], **pam**___**[strerror**(3)]



Linux-PAM Manual                  06/08/2020              [PAM_CLOSE_SESSION(3)]