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41 .Nd modify / delete user credentials for an authentication service
46 .In security/pam_appl.h
48 .Fn pam_setcred "pam_handle_t *pamh" "int flags"
52 function manages the application's credentials.
56 argument is the binary or of zero or more of the following
60 Do not emit any messages.
61 .It Dv PAM_ESTABLISH_CRED
62 Establish the credentials of the target user.
63 .It Dv PAM_DELETE_CRED
64 Revoke all established credentials.
65 .It Dv PAM_REINITIALIZE_CRED
66 Fully reinitialise credentials.
67 .It Dv PAM_REFRESH_CRED
71 The latter four are mutually exclusive.
73 If any other bits are set,
80 function returns one of the following values:
86 .It Bq Er PAM_CONV_ERR
88 .It Bq Er PAM_CRED_ERR
89 Failed to set user credentials.
90 .It Bq Er PAM_CRED_EXPIRED
91 User credentials have expired.
92 .It Bq Er PAM_CRED_UNAVAIL
93 Failed to retrieve user credentials.
94 .It Bq Er PAM_PERM_DENIED
96 .It Bq Er PAM_SERVICE_ERR
97 Error in service module.
98 .It Bq Er PAM_SYMBOL_ERR
100 .It Bq Er PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
102 .It Bq Er PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
110 .%T "X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules"
116 function and this manual page were developed for the
118 Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the
119 Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc.& under
120 DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035
122 as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.