PAM_VERROR(3) Library Functions Manual PAM_VERROR(3)

pam_verrordisplay an error message

Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>

int
pam_verror(const pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, va_list ap);

The pam_verror function passes its arguments to pam_vprompt(3) with a style argument of PAM_ERROR_MSG, and discards the response.

The pam_verror function returns one of the following values:

[PAM_BUF_ERR]
Memory buffer error.
[PAM_CONV_ERR]
Conversation failure.
[PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]
System error.

pam(3), pam_error(3), pam_strerror(3), pam_vinfo(3), pam_vprompt(3)

The pam_verror function is an OpenPAM extension.

The pam_verror function and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035 (“CBOSS”), as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.

December 21, 2007 Mac OS X 12