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42 .Nd get PAM information
47 .In security/pam_appl.h
49 .Fn pam_get_item "const pam_handle_t *pamh" "int item_type" "const void **item"
53 function stores a pointer to the item specified by
56 argument in the location pointed to by the
59 The item is retrieved from the PAM context specified by the
66 argument is untouched.
68 The following item types are recognized:
71 The name of the requesting service.
73 The name of the user the application is trying to
76 The name of the current terminal.
78 The name of the applicant's host.
82 describing the current conversation
85 The current authentication token.
87 The expired authentication token.
89 The name of the applicant.
90 .It Dv PAM_USER_PROMPT
91 The prompt to use when asking the applicant for a user
92 name to authenticate as.
93 .It Dv PAM_AUTHTOK_PROMPT
94 The prompt to use when asking the applicant for an
96 .It Dv PAM_OLDAUTHTOK_PROMPT
97 The prompt to use when asking the applicant for an
98 expired authentication token prior to changing it.
100 The name of the host the application runs on.
106 .Vt struct pam_conv .
111 function returns one of the following values:
113 .It Bq Er PAM_SYMBOL_ERR
115 .It Bq Er PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
125 .%T "X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules"
131 function and this manual page were
134 Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the
135 Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc.\& under
136 DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035
138 as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.