.\"     Title: pam_sm_open_session
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.\"    Manual: Linux-PAM Manual
.\"    Source: Linux-PAM Manual
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.TH "PAM_SM_OPEN_SESSION" "3" "04/16/2008" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux-PAM Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
pam_sm_open_session - PAM service function to start session management
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
#define PAM_SM_SESSION
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.nf
#include <security/pam_modules\.h>
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.BI "PAM_EXTERN int pam_sm_open_session(pam_handle_t\ *" "pamh" ", int\ " "flags" ", int\ " "argc" ", const\ char\ **" "argv" ");"
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The
\fBpam_sm_open_session\fR
function is the service module\'s implementation of the
\fBpam_open_session\fR(3)
interface\.
.PP
This function is called to commence a session\. The only valid value for
\fIflags\fR
is zero or:
.PP
PAM_SILENT
.RS 4
Do not emit any messages\.
.RE
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
.PP
PAM_SESSION_ERR
.RS 4
Cannot make/remove an entry for the specified session\.
.RE
.PP
PAM_SUCCESS
.RS 4
The session was successfully started\.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP

\fBpam\fR(3),
\fBpam_open_session\fR(3),
\fBpam_sm_close_session\fR(3),
\fBpam_strerror\fR(3),
\fBPAM\fR(8)