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PAM_START(3) Library Functions Manual PAM_START(3) NAME pam_start -- initiate a PAM transaction SYNOPSIS #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); DESCRIPTION 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 cre- ated 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 conversa- tion function to use; see pam_conv for details. RETURN VALUES The pam_start() function returns one of the following values: [PAM_SUCCESS] Success. [PAM_BAD_ITEM] Unrecognized or restricted item. [PAM_BUF_ERR] Memory buffer error. [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR] System error. SEE ALSO pam(3), pam_end(3), pam_get_item(3), pam_set_item(3), pam_strerror(3) STANDARDS X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules, June 1997. AUTHORS The pam_start() function and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the Se- curity Research Division of Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035 ("CBOSS"), as part of the DARPA CHATS research program. The OpenPAM library is maintained by Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@des.dev>. FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly May 31, 2025 PAM_START(3)
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