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8 .Nd initiate a PAM transaction
11 .In security/pam_appl.h
13 .Fn pam_start "const char *service" "const char *user" "const struct pam_conv *pam_conv" "pam_handle_t **pamh"
17 function creates and initializes a PAM context.
21 argument specifies the name of the policy to apply, and is
24 item in the created context.
28 argument specifies the name of the target user - the user the
29 created context will serve to authenticate.
32 item in the created context.
39 conversation function to use; see
46 function returns one of the following values:
50 .It Bq Er PAM_BAD_ITEM
51 Unrecognized or restricted item.
54 .It Bq Er PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
65 .%T "X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules"
71 function and this manual page were
74 Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the
75 Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc.\& under
76 DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035
78 as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.
80 The OpenPAM library is maintained by
81 .An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq Mt des@des.no .