NAME

pam_start - initiate a PAM transaction

LIBRARY

SYNOPSIS



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 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.

RETURN VALUES

The pam_start function returns one of the following values:

[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

AUTHORS

The pam_start 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.