NAME

openpam_set_option — sets the value of a module option

LIBRARY

Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)

SYNOPSIS

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

int
openpam_set_option(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *option, const char *value);

DESCRIPTION

The openpam_set_option() function sets the specified option in the context of the currently executing service module.

RETURN VALUES

The openpam_set_option() function returns one of the following values:

[PAM_BUF_ERR]

Memory buffer error.

[PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]

System error.

SEE ALSO

openpam_get_option(3), pam(3), pam_strerror(3)

STANDARDS

The openpam_set_option() function is an OpenPAM extension.

AUTHORS

The openpam_set_option() 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.

The OpenPAM library is maintained by Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@des.no>.