pam_strerror(3)

NAME
     pam_strerror - return a textual description of a PAM error


SYNOPSIS
     #include <security/pam_appl.h>
     or,
     #include <security/pam_modules.h>

     const char * pam_strerror( pam_handle_t *pamh, int pam_error);



DESCRIPTION
     pam_strerror

     This function returns some text describing the PAM error associated with
     the pam_error argument.


RETURN VALUE
     On success this function returns a description of the indicated error.
     Should the function not recognize the error, ``Unknown PAM error'' is
     returned.


CONFORMING TO
     DCE-RFC 86.0, October 1995.


BUGS
     This function should be internationalized.


SEE ALSO
     pam(8).

     Also, see the three PAM Guides, for System administrators, module
     developers, and application developers.