pam_sm_open_session(3) - Linux man page
Name
pam_sm_open_session - PAM service function to start session management
Synopsis
#define PAM_SM_SESSION #include <security/pam_modules.h>
- PAM_EXTERN int pam_sm_open_session(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags, int argc, const char **argv);
Description
The pam_sm_open_session function is the service module's implementation of the pam_open_session(3) interface.
This function is called to commence a session. The only valid value for flags is zero or:
PAM_SILENT
- Do not emit any messages.
Return Values
PAM_SESSION_ERR
- Cannot make/remove an entry for the specified session.
- PAM_SUCCESS
- The session was successfully started.
See Also
pam(3), pam_open_session(3), pam_sm_close_session(3), pam_strerror(3), pam(8)