PAM_SM_OPEN_SESSION
Section: Linux-PAM Manual (3)
Updated: 11/25/2020
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NAME
pam_sm_open_session - PAM service function to start session management
SYNOPSIS
#include <security/pam_modules.h>
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int pam_sm_open_session(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags, int argc, const char **argv);
DESCRIPTION
The
pam_sm_open_session
function is the service module's implementation of the
pam_open_session(3)
interface.
This function is called to commence a session. The only valid value for
flags
is zero or:
PAM_SILENT
-
Do not emit any messages.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_SESSION_ERR
-
Cannot make/remove an entry for the specified session.
PAM_SUCCESS
-
The session was successfully started.
SEE ALSO
pam(3),
pam_open_session(3),
pam_sm_close_session(3),
pam_strerror(3),
PAM(8)