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PAM_INFO(3)                Library Functions Manual                PAM_INFO(3)

NAME
     pam_info - display an information message

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

     int
     pam_info(const pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, ...);

DESCRIPTION
     The pam_info() function displays an informational message through the
     intermediary of the given PAM context's conversation function.

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

     [PAM_SUCCESS]       Success.

     [PAM_BUF_ERR]       Memory buffer error.

     [PAM_CONV_ERR]      Conversation failure.

     [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]    System error.

SEE ALSO
     pam(3), pam_error(3), pam_prompt(3), pam_strerror(3), pam_vinfo(3)

STANDARDS
     The pam_info() function is an OpenPAM extension.

AUTHORS
     The pam_info() 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