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PAM_END(3)                 Library Functions Manual                 PAM_END(3)

NAME
     pam_end - terminate the PAM transaction

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <security/pam_appl.h>

     int
     pam_end(pam_handle_t *pamh, int status);

DESCRIPTION
     The pam_end() function terminates a PAM transaction and destroys the
     corresponding PAM context, releasing all resources allocated to it.

     The status argument should be set to the error code returned by the last
     API call before the call to pam_end().

RETURN VALUES
     The pam_end() function returns one of the following values:

     [PAM_SUCCESS]       Success.

     [PAM_BAD_HANDLE]    Invalid PAM handle.

SEE ALSO
     pam(3), pam_strerror(3)

STANDARDS
     X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules,
     June 1997.

AUTHORS
     The pam_end() function and this manual page were developed for the
     FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the
     Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR
     contract N66001-01-C-8035 ("CBOSS"), as part of the DARPA CHATS research
     program.

     The OpenPAM library is maintained by Dag-Erling Sm/orgrav <des@des.no>.

NetBSD 10.99                     June 27, 2023                    NetBSD 10.99