NAME

pam_set_item - set authentication information

LIBRARY

SYNOPSIS



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 argument 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

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.