int
pam_start(
const char *service
, const char *user
, const struct pam_conv *pam_conv
, pam_handle_t **pamh
)
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
created context will serve to authenticate.
It is stored in the
PAM_USER
item in the created context.
The
pam_conv
argument points to a
describing the
conversation function to use; see
pam_conv
for details.
PAM_BUF_ERR
]
PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
]