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diff --git a/Linux-PAM/doc/man/pam_authenticate.3 b/Linux-PAM/doc/man/pam_authenticate.3 deleted file mode 100644 index 13c60f0a..00000000 --- a/Linux-PAM/doc/man/pam_authenticate.3 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,94 +0,0 @@ -.\" Title: pam_authenticate -.\" Author: -.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.73.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> -.\" Date: 02/04/2008 -.\" Manual: Linux-PAM Manual -.\" Source: Linux-PAM Manual -.\" -.TH "PAM_AUTHENTICATE" "3" "02/04/2008" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux-PAM Manual" -.\" disable hyphenation -.nh -.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only) -.ad l -.SH "NAME" -pam_authenticate - account authentication -.SH "SYNOPSIS" -.sp -.ft B -.nf -#include <security/pam_appl\.h> -.fi -.ft -.HP 21 -.BI "int pam_authenticate(pam_handle_t\ *" "pamh" ", int\ " "flags" ");" -.SH "DESCRIPTION" -.PP -The -\fBpam_authenticate\fR -function is used to authenticate the user\. The user is required to provide an authentication token depending upon the authentication service, usually this is a password, but could also be a finger print\. -.PP -The PAM service module may request that the user enter their username vio the the conversation mechanism (see -\fBpam_start\fR(3) -and -\fBpam_conv\fR(3))\. The name of the authenticated user will be present in the PAM item PAM_USER\. This item may be recovered with a call to -\fBpam_get_item\fR(3)\. -.PP -The -\fIpamh\fR -argument is an authentication handle obtained by a prior call to pam_start()\. The flags argument is the binary or of zero or more of the following values: -.PP -PAM_SILENT -.RS 4 -Do not emit any messages\. -.RE -.PP -PAM_DISALLOW_NULL_AUTHTOK -.RS 4 -The PAM module service should return PAM_AUTH_ERR if the user does not have a registered authentication token\. -.RE -.SH "RETURN VALUES" -.PP -PAM_ABORT -.RS 4 -The application should exit immediately after calling -\fBpam_end\fR(3) -first\. -.RE -.PP -PAM_AUTH_ERR -.RS 4 -The user was not authenticated\. -.RE -.PP -PAM_CRED_INSUFFICIENT -.RS 4 -For some reason the application does not have sufficient credentials to authenticate the user\. -.RE -.PP -PAM_AUTHINFO_UNVAIL -.RS 4 -The modules were not able to access the authentication information\. This might be due to a network or hardware failure etc\. -.RE -.PP -PAM_MAXTRIES -.RS 4 -One or more of the authentication modules has reached its limit of tries authenticating the user\. Do not try again\. -.RE -.PP -PAM_SUCCESS -.RS 4 -The user was successfully authenticated\. -.RE -.PP -PAM_USER_UNKNOWN -.RS 4 -User unknown to authentication service\. -.RE -.SH "SEE ALSO" -.PP - -\fBpam_start\fR(3), -\fBpam_setcred\fR(3), -\fBpam_chauthtok\fR(3), -\fBpam_strerror\fR(3), -\fBpam\fR(8) |