| PAM_STRERROR(3PAM) | PAM Library Functions | PAM_STRERROR(3PAM) |
pam_strerror - get PAM error message string
cc [ flag... ] file... -lpam [ library... ] #include <security/pam_appl.h> const char *pam_strerror(pam_handle_t*pamh, int errnum);
The pam_strerror() function maps the PAM error number in errnum to a PAM error message string, and returns a pointer to that string. The application should not free or modify the string returned.
The pamh argument is the PAM handle obtained by a prior call to pam_start(). If pam_start() returns an error, a null PAM handle should be passed.
The pam_strerror() function returns the string "Unknown error" if errnum is out-of-range.
See attributes(7) for description of the following attributes:
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
| Interface Stability | Stable |
| MT-Level | MT-Safe with exceptions |
The interfaces in libpam are MT-Safe only if each thread within the multithreaded application uses its own PAM handle.
| July 9, 2003 | OmniOS |