NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     pam_verror -- display an error message

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

     PAM Library (libpam, -lpam)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <security/pam_appl.h>

     int
     pam_verror(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, va_list ap);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The pam_verror function passes its arguments to pam_vprompt(3) with a
     style argument of PAM_ERROR_MSG, and discards the response.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

     The pam_verror function returns one of the following values:

     [PAM_BUF_ERR]       Memory buffer error.

     [PAM_CONV_ERR]      Conversation failure.

     [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]    System error.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     pam(3), pam_error(3), pam_strerror(3), pam_vinfo(3), pam_vprompt(3)

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The pam_verror function is an OpenPAM extension.

AUTHORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The pam_verror 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.


FreeBSD 5.2.1                    July 15, 2003                   FreeBSD 5.2.1