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7 .TH PAM_STRERROR 3 "1997 Feb 15" "PAM 0.56" "Programmers' Manual"
10 pam_strerror \- return a textual description of a PAM error
13 .B #include <security/pam_appl.h>
17 .B #include <security/pam_modules.h>
19 .BI "const char *pam_strerror(" int " pam_error);
24 This function returns a pointer to a line of text describing the
26 error passed as its sole argument.
30 On success this function returns a description of the indicated
31 error. Should the function not recognize the error, ``Unknown
32 PAM error'' is returned.
35 DCE-RFC 86.0, October 1995.
39 This function should be internationalized.
48 .BR "System administrators" ", "
49 .BR "module developers" ", "
51 .BR "application developers" ". "