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41 .Nd log a message through syslog
46 .In security/pam_appl.h
47 .In security/openpam.h
49 .Fn openpam_log "int level" "const char *fmt" "..."
53 function logs messages using
55 It is primarily intended for internal use by the library and modules.
59 argument indicates the importance of the message.
60 The following levels are defined:
64 These messages are normally not logged unless the global
68 value, in which case they are logged with a
72 .It Dv PAM_LOG_VERBOSE
73 Information about the progress of the authentication
74 process, or other non-essential messages.
75 These messages are logged with a
80 Messages relating to non-fatal errors.
81 These messages are logged with a
86 Messages relating to serious errors.
87 These messages are logged with a
93 The remaining arguments are a
96 corresponding arguments.
104 function is an OpenPAM extension.
108 function and this manual page were developed for the
110 Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the
111 Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc.\& under
112 DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035
114 as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.