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+.\"     Title: pam_error
+.\"    Author: 
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.73.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\"      Date: 04/16/2008
+.\"    Manual: Linux-PAM Manual
+.\"    Source: Linux-PAM Manual
+.\"
+.TH "PAM_ERROR" "3" "04/16/2008" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux-PAM Manual"
+.\" disable hyphenation
+.nh
+.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only)
+.ad l
+.SH "NAME"
+pam_error, pam_verror - display error messages to the user
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.sp
+.ft B
+.nf
+#include <security/pam_ext\.h>
+.fi
+.ft
+.HP 14
+.BI "int pam_error(pam_handle_t\ *" "pamh" ", const\ char\ *" "fmt" ", " "\.\.\." ");"
+.HP 15
+.BI "int pam_verror(pam_handle_t\ *" "pamh" ", const\ char\ *" "fmt" ", va_list\ " "args" ");"
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.PP
+The
+\fBpam_error\fR
+function prints error messages through the conversation function to the user\.
+.PP
+The
+\fBpam_verror\fR
+function performs the same task as
+\fBpam_error()\fR
+with the difference that it takes a set of arguments which have been obtained using the
+\fBstdarg\fR(3)
+variable argument list macros\.
+.SH "RETURN VALUES"
+.PP
+PAM_BUF_ERR
+.RS 4
+Memory buffer error\.
+.RE
+.PP
+PAM_CONV_ERR
+.RS 4
+Conversation failure\.
+.RE
+.PP
+PAM_SUCCESS
+.RS 4
+Error message was displayed\.
+.RE
+.PP
+PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
+.RS 4
+System error\.
+.RE
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.PP
+
+\fBpam_info\fR(3),
+\fBpam_vinfo\fR(3),
+\fBpam_prompt\fR(3),
+\fBpam_vprompt\fR(3),
+\fBpam\fR(8)
+.SH "STANDARDS"
+.PP
+The
+\fBpam_error\fR
+and
+\fBpam_verror\fR
+functions are Linux\-PAM extensions\.