From f7827ccfd255e23f285eb8aec7ddf71af94dd6ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thorsten Kukuk Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 22:24:34 +0000 Subject: Relevant BUGIDs: Purpose of commit: cleanup Commit summary: --------------- Merge manual pages and sgml docu as xml, update them. 2006-02-12 Thorsten Kukuk * configure.in: Add doc/man/Makefile. * Make.xml.rules: Enable xincludes for manual pages. * doc/Makefile.am (EXRA_DIST): Remove manual pages. (SUBDIR): Add man subdirectory. * doc/man/Makefile.am: New. * doc/man/pam_acct_mgmt.3: New. * doc/man/pam_acct_mgmt.3.xml: New. * doc/man/pam_get_data.3: New. * doc/man/pam_get_data.3.xml: New. * doc/man/pam_set_data.3: New. * doc/man/pam_set_data.3.xml: New. * doc/man/pam.8.xml: New. * doc/man/pam.8: Regenerated from xml file. * doc/man/pam_authenticate.3.xml: New. * doc/man/pam_authenticate.3: Regenerated from xml file. * doc/man/pam_chauthtok.3.xml: New. * doc/man/pam_chauthtok.3: Regenerated from xml file. * doc/man/pam_close_session.3.xml: New. * doc/man/pam_close_session.3: Regenerated from xml file. * doc/man/pam_end.3.xml: New. * doc/man/pam_end.3: Regenerated from xml file. * doc/man/pam_fail_delay.3.xml: New. * doc/man/pam_fail_delay.3: Regenerated from xml file. * doc/man/pam_get_item.3.xml: New. * doc/man/pam_get_item.3: Regenerated from xml file. * doc/man/pam_item_types.inc.xml: New. * doc/man/pam_open_session.3.xml: New. * doc/man/pam_open_session.3: Regenerated from xml file. * doc/man/pam_set_item.3.xml: New. * doc/man/pam_set_item.3: Regenerated from xml file. * doc/man/pam_setcred.3.xml: New. * doc/man/pam_setcred.3: Regenerated from xml file. * doc/man/pam_start.3.xml: New. * doc/man/pam_start.3: Regenerated from xml file. * doc/man/pam_strerror.3.xml: New. * doc/man/pam_strerror.3: Regenerated from xml file. * doc/man/template-man: Removed. --- doc/man/pam_start.3.xml | 143 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 143 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/man/pam_start.3.xml (limited to 'doc/man/pam_start.3.xml') diff --git a/doc/man/pam_start.3.xml b/doc/man/pam_start.3.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2850b15d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/man/pam_start.3.xml @@ -0,0 +1,143 @@ + + + + + + + pam_start + 3 + Linux-PAM Manual + + + + pam_start + initialization of PAM transaction + + + + + + + #include <security/pam_appl.h> + + int pam_start + const char *service_name + const char *user + const struct pam_conv *pam_conversation + pam_handle_t **pamh + + + + + + + DESCRIPTION + + The pam_start function creates the PAM context + and initiates the PAM transaction. It is the first of the PAM + functions that needs to be called by an application. + + + + The service_name argument specifies the name + of the service to apply and will be stored as PAM_SERVICE item in + the new context. The policy for the service will be read from the + file /etc/pam.d/service_name or, if that file + does not exist, from /etc/pam.conf. + + + + The user argument can specify the name + of the target user and will be stored as PAM_USER item. If + the argument is NULL, the module has to ask for this item if + necessary. + + + + The pam_conversation argument points to + a struct pam_conv describing the + conversation function to use. An application must provide this + for direct communication between a loaded module and the + application. + + + + Following a successful return (PAM_SUCCESS) the contents of + pamh is a handle that contains the PAM + context for successive calls to the PAM functions. In an error + case is the content of pamh undefined. + + + + The pam_handle_t is a blind structure and + the application should not attempt to probe it directly for + information. Instead the PAM library provides the functions + + pam_set_item3 + and + + pam_get_item3 + . + The PAM handle cannot be used for mulitiple authentications at the + same time as long as pam_end was not called on + it before. + + + + RETURN VALUES + + + PAM_ABORT + + + General failure. + + + + + PAM_BUF_ERR + + + Memory buffer error. + + + + + PAM_SUCCESS + + + Transaction was successful created. + + + + + PAM_SYSTEM_ERR + + + System error, for example a NULL pointer was submitted + instead of a pointer to data. + + + + + + + + SEE ALSO + + + pam_get_data3 + , + + pam_set_data3 + , + + pam_end3 + , + + pam_strerror3 + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3