PAM_ERROR(3) Linux-PAM Manual PAM_ERROR(3)
NAME
pam_error, pam_verror - display error messages to the user
SYNOPSIS
#include <security/pam_ext.h>
int pam_error(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, ...);
int pam_verror(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, va_list args);
DESCRIPTION
The pam_error function prints error messages through the conversation function to the
user.
The pam_verror function performs the same task as pam_error() with the difference that it
takes a set of arguments which have been obtained using the stdarg(3) variable argument
list macros.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_BUF_ERR
Memory buffer error.
PAM_CONV_ERR
Conversation failure.
PAM_SUCCESS
Error message was displayed.
PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
System error.
SEE ALSO
pam_info(3), pam_vinfo(3), pam_prompt(3), pam_vprompt(3), pam(7)
STANDARDS
The pam_error and pam_verror functions are Linux-PAM extensions.
Linux-PAM Manual 06/08/2020 PAM_ERROR(3)
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