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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)