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+.\"     Title: pam_getenvlist
+.\"    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_GETENVLIST" "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_getenvlist - getting the PAM environment
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.sp
+.ft B
+.nf
+#include <security/pam_appl\.h>
+.fi
+.ft
+.HP 22
+.BI "char **pam_getenvlist(pam_handle_t\ *" "pamh" ");"
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.PP
+The
+\fBpam_getenvlist\fR
+function returns a complete copy of the PAM environment as associated with the handle
+\fIpamh\fR\. The PAM environment variables represent the contents of the regular environment variables of the authenticated user when service is granted\.
+.PP
+The format of the memory is a malloc()\'d array of char pointers, the last element of which is set to NULL\. Each of the non\-NULL entries in this array point to a NUL terminated and malloc()\'d char string of the form: "\fIname=value\fR"\.
+.PP
+It should be noted that this memory will never be free()\'d by libpam\. Once obtained by a call to
+\fBpam_getenvlist\fR, it is the responsibility of the calling application to free() this memory\.
+.PP
+It is by design, and not a coincidence, that the format and contents of the returned array matches that required for the third argument of the
+\fBexecle\fR(3)
+function call\.
+.SH "RETURN VALUES"
+.PP
+The
+\fBpam_getenvlist\fR
+function returns NULL on failure\.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.PP
+
+\fBpam_start\fR(3),
+\fBpam_getenv\fR(3),
+\fBpam_putenv\fR(3),
+\fBpam\fR(8)