pam_sm_open_session(3) — Linux manual page

PAM_SM_OPEN_SESSION(3)       Linux-PAM Manual      PAM_SM_OPEN_SESSION(3)

NAME         top

       pam_sm_open_session - PAM service function to start session
       management

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <security/pam_modules.h>

       int pam_sm_open_session(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags, int argc,
                               const char **argv);

DESCRIPTION         top

       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         top

       PAM_SESSION_ERR
           Cannot make/remove an entry for the specified session.

       PAM_SUCCESS
           The session was successfully started.

SEE ALSO         top

       pam(3), pam_open_session(3), pam_sm_close_session(3),
       pam_strerror(3), PAM(8)

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Linux-PAM Manual                12/22/2023         PAM_SM_OPEN_SESSION(3)

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