PAM_INFO(3) Linux-PAM Manual PAM_INFO(3)
NAME
pam_info, pam_vinfo - display messages to the user
SYNOPSIS
#include <security/pam_ext.h>
int pam_info(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, ...);
int pam_vinfo(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, va_list args);
DESCRIPTION
The pam_info function prints messages through the conversation function to the user.
The pam_vinfo function performs the same task as pam_info() 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
Transaction was successful created.
PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
System error.
SEE ALSO
pam(7)
STANDARDS
The pam_info and pam_vinfo functions are Linux-PAM extensions.
Linux-PAM Manual 06/08/2020 PAM_INFO(3)
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