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-.\" Hey Emacs! This file is -*- nroff -*- source.
-.\" $Id$
-.\" Copyright (c) Andrew G. Morgan 1997 <morgan@parc.power.net>
-.TH PAM_OPEN_SESSION 3 "1997 Jan 4" "Linux-PAM 0.55" "App. Programmers' Manual"
-.SH NAME
-
-pam_open/close_session \- PAM session management
-
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B #include <security/pam_appl.h>
-.sp
-.BI "int pam_open_session(pam_handle_t " *pamh ", int " flags ");"
-.sp
-.BI "int pam_close_session(pam_handle_t " *pamh ", int " flags ");"
-.sp 2
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-
-PAM provides management-hooks for the initialization and termination
-of a session.
-
-.TP
-.B pam_open_session
-.br
-Use this function to signal that an authenticated user session has
-begun. It should be called only after the user is properly identified
-and (where necessary) has been granted their credentials with
-.BR pam_authenticate "(3)"
-and
-.BR pam_setcred "(3)"
-respectively.
-
-.br
-Some types of functions associated with session
-initialization are logging for the purposes of system-audit and
-mounting directories (the user's home directory for example). These
-should not concern the application. It should be noted that the
-.I effective
-uid,
-.BR geteuid "(2),"
-of the application should be of sufficient privilege to perform such
-tasks.
-
-.TP
-.B pam_close_session
-.br
-Use this function to signal that a user session has
-terminated. In general this function may not need to be located in the
-same application as the initialization function,
-.BR pam_open_session "."
-
-.br
-Typically, this function will undo the actions of
-.BR pam_open_session "."
-That is, log audit information concerning the end of the user session
-or unmount the user's home directory. Apart from having sufficient
-privilege the details of the session termination should not concern
-the calling application. It is good programming practice, however, to
-cease acting on behalf of the user on returning from this call.
-
-.SH RETURN VALUE
-A successful return from the session management functions will be
-indicated with
-.BR PAM_SUCCESS "."
-
-.br
-The specific error indicating a failure to open or close a session is
-.BR PAM_SESSION_ERR "."
-In general other return values may be returned. They should be treated
-as indicating failure.
-
-.SH ERRORS
-May be translated to text with
-.BR pam_strerror "(3). "
-
-.SH "CONFORMING TO"
-OSF-RFC 86.0, October 1995.
-
-.SH BUGS
-.sp 2
-none known.
-
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-
-.BR pam_start "(3), "
-.BR pam_authenticate "(3), "
-.BR pam_setcred "(3), "
-.BR pam_get_item "(3), "
-.BR pam_strerror "(3) "
-and
-.BR pam "(3)."
-
-.br
-Also, see the three
-.BR Linux-PAM
-Guides, for
-.BR "System administrators" ", "
-.BR "module developers" ", "
-and
-.BR "application developers" ". "