pam_set_item(3) BSD Library Functions Manual pam_set_item(3)
NAME
pam_set_item -- set authentication information
LIBRARY
Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
int
pam_set_item(pam_handle_t *pamh, int item_type, const void *item);
DESCRIPTION
The pam_set_item function sets the item specified by the item_type argu-
ment to a copy of the object pointed to by the item argument. The item
is stored in the PAM context specified by the pamh argument. See
pam_get_item(3) for a list of recognized item types.
RETURN VALUES
The pam_set_item function returns one of the following values:
[PAM_BUF_ERR] Memory buffer error.
[PAM_SYMBOL_ERR] Invalid symbol.
[PAM_SYSTEM_ERR] System error.
SEE ALSO
pam(3), pam_get_item(3), pam_strerror(3)
STANDARDS
X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules,
June 1997.
AUTHORS
The pam_set_item function and this manual page were developed for the
FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the
Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR
contract N66001-01-C-8035 (``CBOSS''), as part of the DARPA CHATS
research program.
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