1*0d9d0fd8Schristos.\" $NetBSD: pam_open_session.3,v 1.9 2023/06/30 21:46:20 christos Exp $ 244269bb5Schristos.\" 38fa0fefeSchristos.\" Generated from pam_open_session.c by gendoc.pl 4*0d9d0fd8Schristos.Dd June 27, 2023 544269bb5Schristos.Dt PAM_OPEN_SESSION 3 644269bb5Schristos.Os 744269bb5Schristos.Sh NAME 844269bb5Schristos.Nm pam_open_session 944269bb5Schristos.Nd open a user session 1044269bb5Schristos.Sh SYNOPSIS 1144269bb5Schristos.In sys/types.h 1244269bb5Schristos.In security/pam_appl.h 1344269bb5Schristos.Ft "int" 1444269bb5Schristos.Fn pam_open_session "pam_handle_t *pamh" "int flags" 1544269bb5Schristos.Sh DESCRIPTION 1644269bb5SchristosThe 17e1b25b17Schristos.Fn pam_open_session 1844269bb5Schristossets up a user session for a previously 1944269bb5Schristosauthenticated user. 2044269bb5SchristosThe session should later be torn down by a call to 2144269bb5Schristos.Xr pam_close_session 3 . 2244269bb5Schristos.Pp 2344269bb5SchristosThe 2444269bb5Schristos.Fa flags 2544269bb5Schristosargument is the binary or of zero or more of the following 2644269bb5Schristosvalues: 2744269bb5Schristos.Bl -tag -width 18n 2844269bb5Schristos.It Dv PAM_SILENT 2944269bb5SchristosDo not emit any messages. 3044269bb5Schristos.El 3144269bb5Schristos.Pp 3244269bb5SchristosIf any other bits are set, 33e1b25b17Schristos.Fn pam_open_session 3444269bb5Schristoswill return 354cb4af11Schristos.Dv PAM_BAD_CONSTANT . 3644269bb5Schristos.Sh RETURN VALUES 3744269bb5SchristosThe 38e1b25b17Schristos.Fn pam_open_session 3944269bb5Schristosfunction returns one of the following values: 4044269bb5Schristos.Bl -tag -width 18n 414cb4af11Schristos.It Bq Er PAM_SUCCESS 424cb4af11SchristosSuccess. 4344269bb5Schristos.It Bq Er PAM_ABORT 4444269bb5SchristosGeneral failure. 454cb4af11Schristos.It Bq Er PAM_BAD_CONSTANT 464cb4af11SchristosBad constant. 4744269bb5Schristos.It Bq Er PAM_BUF_ERR 4844269bb5SchristosMemory buffer error. 4944269bb5Schristos.It Bq Er PAM_CONV_ERR 5044269bb5SchristosConversation failure. 5144269bb5Schristos.It Bq Er PAM_PERM_DENIED 5244269bb5SchristosPermission denied. 5344269bb5Schristos.It Bq Er PAM_SERVICE_ERR 5444269bb5SchristosError in service module. 5544269bb5Schristos.It Bq Er PAM_SESSION_ERR 5644269bb5SchristosSession failure. 5744269bb5Schristos.It Bq Er PAM_SYSTEM_ERR 5844269bb5SchristosSystem error. 5944269bb5Schristos.El 6044269bb5Schristos.Sh SEE ALSO 6144269bb5Schristos.Xr pam 3 , 6244269bb5Schristos.Xr pam_close_session 3 , 6344269bb5Schristos.Xr pam_strerror 3 6444269bb5Schristos.Sh STANDARDS 6544269bb5Schristos.Rs 6644269bb5Schristos.%T "X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules" 6744269bb5Schristos.%D "June 1997" 6844269bb5Schristos.Re 6944269bb5Schristos.Sh AUTHORS 7044269bb5SchristosThe 71e1b25b17Schristos.Fn pam_open_session 72e1b25b17Schristosfunction and this manual page were 73e1b25b17Schristosdeveloped for the 7444269bb5Schristos.Fx 75e1b25b17SchristosProject by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the 7644269bb5SchristosSecurity Research Division of Network Associates, Inc.\& under 7744269bb5SchristosDARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035 7844269bb5Schristos.Pq Dq CBOSS , 7944269bb5Schristosas part of the DARPA CHATS research program. 808fa0fefeSchristos.Pp 818fa0fefeSchristosThe OpenPAM library is maintained by 824cb4af11Schristos.An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq Mt des@des.no . 83