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+.\"     Title: pam_get_user
+.\"    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_GET_USER" "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_get_user - get user name
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.sp
+.ft B
+.nf
+#include <security/pam_modules\.h>
+.fi
+.ft
+.HP 17
+.BI "int pam_get_user(const\ pam_handle_t\ *" "pamh" ", const\ char\ **" "user" ", const\ char\ *" "prompt" ");"
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.PP
+The
+\fBpam_get_user\fR
+function returns the name of the user specified by
+\fBpam_start\fR(3)\. If no user was specified it what
+\fBpam_get_item (pamh, PAM_USER, \.\.\. );\fR
+would have returned\. If this is NULL it obtains the username via the
+\fBpam_conv\fR(3)
+mechanism, it prompts the user with the first non\-NULL string in the following list:
+.sp
+.RS 4
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'The
+\fIprompt\fR
+argument passed to the function\.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'What is returned by pam_get_item (pamh, PAM_USER_PROMPT, \.\.\. );
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'The default prompt: "login: "
+.RE
+.PP
+By whatever means the username is obtained, a pointer to it is returned as the contents of
+\fI*user\fR\. Note, this memory should
+\fBnot\fR
+be
+\fIfree()\fR\'d or
+\fImodified\fR
+by the module\.
+.PP
+This function sets the
+\fIPAM_USER\fR
+item associated with the
+\fBpam_set_item\fR(3)
+and
+\fBpam_get_item\fR(3)
+functions\.
+.SH "RETURN VALUES"
+.PP
+PAM_SUCCESS
+.RS 4
+User name was successful retrieved\.
+.RE
+.PP
+PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
+.RS 4
+A NULL pointer was submitted\.
+.RE
+.PP
+PAM_CONV_ERR
+.RS 4
+The conversation method supplied by the application failed to obtain the username\.
+.RE
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.PP
+
+\fBpam_end\fR(3),
+\fBpam_get_item\fR(3),
+\fBpam_set_item\fR(3),
+\fBpam_strerror\fR(3)