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42 .Nd log a message through syslog
47 .In security/pam_appl.h
48 .In security/openpam.h
50 .Fn openpam_log "int level" "const char *fmt" "..."
54 function logs messages using
56 It is primarily intended for internal use by the library and modules.
60 argument indicates the importance of the message.
61 The following levels are defined:
65 These messages are normally not logged unless the global
69 value, in which case they are logged with a
73 .It Dv PAM_LOG_VERBOSE
74 Information about the progress of the authentication
75 process, or other non-essential messages.
76 These messages are logged with a
81 Messages relating to non-fatal errors.
82 These messages are logged with a
87 Messages relating to serious errors.
88 These messages are logged with a
94 The remaining arguments are a
97 corresponding arguments.
105 function is an OpenPAM extension.
109 function and this manual page were developed for the
112 ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the
113 Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc.\& under
114 DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035
116 as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.