man pages section 3: Extended Library Functions
    
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 p2close — close pipes to and from a command ( Index Term Link )
 
 p2open — open pipes to and from a command ( Index Term Link )
 
 PAM — PAM Service Module APIs ( Index Term Link )
 
 PAM — Pluggable Authentication Module ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam — Pluggable Authentication Module
  Administrative Interface ( Index Term Link )
  Interface Overview ( Index Term Link )
  Stacking Multiple Schemes ( Index Term Link )
  Stateful Interface ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_acct_mgmt — perform PAM account validation procedures ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_authenticate — perform authentication within the PAM framework ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_chauthtok — perform password related functions within the PAM framework ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_close_session — perform PAM session creation and termination operations ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_end — authentication transaction routines for PAM ( Index Term Link )
 
 PAM error messages, get string — pam_strerror ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_get_data — PAM routines to maintain module specific state ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_get_item — authentication information routines for PAM ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_getenv — returns the value for a PAM environment name ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_getenvlist — returns a list of all the PAM environment variables ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_open_session — perform PAM session creation and termination operations ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_putenv — change or add a value to the PAM environment ( Index Term Link )
 
 PAM routines to maintain module specific state
  — pam_get_data ( Index Term Link )
  — pam_set_data ( Index Term Link )
 
 PAM Service Module APIs, — PAM ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_set_data — PAM routines to maintain module specific state ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_set_item — authentication information routines for PAM ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_setcred — modify/delete user credentials for an authentication service ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_sm — PAM Service Module APIs
  Interaction with the User ( Index Term Link )
  Interface Overview ( Index Term Link )
  Stateful Interface ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_sm_acct_mgmt — service provider implementation for pam_acct_mgmt ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_sm_authenticate — service provider implementation for pam_authenticate ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_sm_chauthtok — service provider implementation for pam_chauthtok ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_sm_close_session — Service provider implementation for pam_open_session and pam_close_session ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_sm_open_session — Service provider implementation for pam_open_session and pam_close_session ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_sm_setcred — service provider implementation for pam_setcred ( Index Term Link )
 
 pam_start — authentication transaction routines for PAM ( Index Term Link )
 
 pathfind — search for named file in named directories ( Index Term Link )
 
 pctx_capture — process context library ( Index Term Link )
 
 pctx_create — process context library ( Index Term Link )
 
 pctx_release — process context library ( Index Term Link )
 
 pctx_run — process context library ( Index Term Link )
 
 pctx_set_events — associate callbacks with process events ( Index Term Link )
 
 perform mutex locking on a card — SCF_Card_lock ( Index Term Link )
 
 perform mutex locking on a card — SCF_Card_unlock ( Index Term Link )
 
 perform a reset of a smartcard — SCF_Card_reset ( Index Term Link )
 
 perform authentication within the PAM framework — pam_authenticate ( Index Term Link )
 
 perform PAM account validation procedures — pam_acct_mgmt ( Index Term Link )
 
 perform PAM session creation and termination operations
  — pam_close_session ( Index Term Link )
  — pam_open_session ( Index Term Link )
 
 perform password related functions within the PAM framework — pam_chauthtok ( Index Term Link )
 
 picl_get_first_prop — get a property handle of a node ( Index Term Link )
 
 picl_get_next_by_col — access a table property ( Index Term Link )
 
 picl_get_next_by_row — access a table property ( Index Term Link )
 
 picl_get_next_prop — get a property handle of a node ( Index Term Link )
 
 picl_get_prop_by_name — get the handle of the property by name ( Index Term Link )
 
 picl_get_propinfo — get the information about a property ( Index Term Link )
 
 picl_get_propval — get the value of a property ( Index Term Link )
 
 picl_get_propval_by_name — get the value of a property ( Index Term Link )
 
 picl_get_root — get the root handle of the PICL tree ( Index Term Link )
 
 picl_initialize — initiate a session with the PICL daemon ( Index Term Link )
 
 PICL interface library — libpicl ( Index Term Link )
 
 picl_set_propval — set the value of a property to the specified value ( Index Term Link )
 
 picl_set_propval_by_name — set the value of a property to the specified value ( Index Term Link )
 
 picl_shutdown — shutdown the session with the PICL daemon ( Index Term Link )
 
 picl_strerror — get error message string ( Index Term Link )
 
 picl_wait — wait for PICL tree to refresh ( Index Term Link )
 
 picld_log — log a message in system log ( Index Term Link )
 
 picld_plugin_register — register plug-in with the daemon ( Index Term Link )
 
 pipes, open, close to and from a command — p2open, p2close ( Index Term Link )
 
 Pluggable Authentication Module, — PAM ( Index Term Link )
 
 pow — power function ( Index Term Link )
 
 power function — pow ( Index Term Link )
 
 print a DmiString, — printDmiString ( Index Term Link )
 
 print data in DmiAttributeValues list, — printDmiAttributeValues ( Index Term Link )
 
 print data in input data union, — printDmiDataUnion ( Index Term Link )
 
 print error in string form, — dmi_error ( Index Term Link )
 
 printDmiAttributeValues— print data in DmiAttributeValues list ( Index Term Link )
 
 printDmiDataUnion— print data in input data union ( Index Term Link )
 
 printDmiString— print a DmiString ( Index Term Link )
 
 probe insertion interface
  — TNF_DEBUG ( Index Term Link )
  — TNF_PROBE_0 ( Index Term Link )
  — TNF_PROBE_1 ( Index Term Link )
  — TNF_PROBE_2 ( Index Term Link )
  — TNF_PROBE_3 ( Index Term Link )
  — TNF_PROBE_4 ( Index Term Link )
  — TNF_PROBE_5 ( Index Term Link )
  — TNF_PROBE_0_DEBUG ( Index Term Link )
  — TNF_PROBE_1_DEBUG ( Index Term Link )
  — TNF_PROBE_2_DEBUG ( Index Term Link )
  — TNF_PROBE_3_DEBUG ( Index Term Link )
  — TNF_PROBE_4_DEBUG ( Index Term Link )
  — TNF_PROBE_5_DEBUG ( Index Term Link )
 
 process context library — pctx_capture ( Index Term Link )
 
 process context library — pctx_create ( Index Term Link )
 
 process context library — pctx_release ( Index Term Link )
 
 process context library — pctx_run ( Index Term Link )
 
 project database entry functions — endprojent ( Index Term Link )
 
 project database entry functions — fgetprojent ( Index Term Link )
 
 project database entry functions — getdefaultproj ( Index Term Link )
 
 project database entry functions — getprojbyid ( Index Term Link )
 
 project database entry functions — getprojbyname ( Index Term Link )
 
 project database entry functions — getprojent ( Index Term Link )
 
 project database entry functions — inproj ( Index Term Link )
 
 project database entry functions — setprojent ( Index Term Link )
 
 provide a transient program number, — reg_ci_callback ( Index Term Link )
 
 ptree_add_node — add or delete node to or from tree ( Index Term Link )
 
 PTree and Plug-in Registration interface library — libpicltree ( Index Term Link )
 
 ptree_delete_node — add or delete node to or from tree ( Index Term Link )
 
 ptree_get_propinfo — get property information ( Index Term Link )
 
 ptree_get_propval — get the value of a property ( Index Term Link )
 
 ptree_get_propval_by_name — get the value of a property ( Index Term Link )
 
 ptree_get_root — get the root node handle ( Index Term Link )
 
 ptree_update_propval — update a property value ( Index Term Link )
 
 ptree_update_propval_by_name — update a property value ( Index Term Link )