OPENPAM_SET_OPTION(3)  FreeBSD Library Functions Manual  OPENPAM_SET_OPTION(3)

NAME

     openpam_set_option - sets the value of a module option

SYNOPSIS

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

     int
     openpam_set_option(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *option,
         const char *value);

DESCRIPTION

     The openpam_set_option() function sets the specified option in the
     context of the currently executing service module.

RETURN VALUES

     The openpam_set_option() function returns one of the following values:

     [PAM_SUCCESS]       Success.

     [PAM_BUF_ERR]       Memory buffer error.

     [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]    System error.

SEE ALSO

     openpam_get_option(3), pam(3), pam_strerror(3)

STANDARDS

     The openpam_set_option() function is an OpenPAM extension.

AUTHORS

     The openpam_set_option() 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 Smorgrav <des@des.dev>.

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