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cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lpam [ library ... ] #include <security/pam_appl.h>const char *pam_strerror(pam_handle_t*pamh, int errnum);
pam_strerror() maps the PAM error number in errnum to a PAM error message string, and returns a pointer to that string. The application should not free or modify the string returned.
The pamh argument is the PAM handle obtained by a prior call to pam_start(). If pam_start() returns an error, a null PAM handle should be passed.
pam_strerror() returns NULL if errnum is out-of-range.
See attributes(5) for description of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
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MT Level | MT-Safe with exceptions |
The interfaces in libpam() are MT-Safe only if each thread within the multi-threaded application uses its own PAM handle.
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