pam_info

3 Linux-PAM Manual

pam_info

pam_vinfo

display messages to the user

          #include <security/pam_ext.h>

            int pam_info
            pam_handle_t *pamh
            const char *fmt
            ...

            int pam_vinfo
            pam_handle_t *pamh
            const char *fmt
            va_list args

## DESCRIPTION

The `pam_info` function prints messages through the conversation function to the user.

The `pam_vinfo` function performs the same task as `pam_info()` with the difference that it takes a set of arguments which have been obtained using the

stdarg

3 variable argument list macros.

## RETURN VALUES

PAM_BUF_ERR

- Memory buffer error.

PAM_CONV_ERR

- Conversation failure.

PAM_SUCCESS

- Transaction was successful created.

PAM_SYSTEM_ERR

- System error.

## SEE ALSO

pam

8

## STANDARDS

The `pam_info` and `pam_vinfo` functions are Linux-PAM extensions.