doc/man/pam_misc_drop_env.3.xml


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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="pam_misc_drop_env">

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>pam_misc_drop_env</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
    <refmiscinfo class="source">Linux-PAM</refmiscinfo>
    <refmiscinfo class="manual">Linux-PAM Manual</refmiscinfo>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv xml:id="pam_misc_drop_env-name">
    <refname>pam_misc_drop_env</refname>
    <refpurpose>liberating a locally saved environment</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

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  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <funcsynopsis xml:id="pam_misc_drop_env-synopsis">
      <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;security/pam_misc.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
      <funcprototype>
        <funcdef>int <function>pam_misc_drop_env</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>char **<parameter>env</parameter></paramdef>
      </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1 xml:id="pam_misc_drop_env-description">
    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
    <para>
      This function is defined to complement the <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>pam_getenvlist</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry> function. It liberates the memory associated
      with <parameter>env</parameter>, <emphasis>overwriting</emphasis>
      with <emphasis>0</emphasis> all memory before
      <function>free()</function>ing it.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 xml:id="pam_misc_drop_env-see_also">
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>pam_getenvlist</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>pam</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 xml:id="pam_misc_drop_env-standards">
    <title>STANDARDS</title>
    <para>
      The <function>pam_misc_drop_env</function> function is part of the
      <command>libpam_misc</command> Library and not defined in any
      standard.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

</refentry>