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pam_open_session(3)					   pam_open_session(3)

NAME
       pam_open_session,  pam_close_session - perform PAM session creation and
       termination operations

SYNOPSIS
       [ flag ... ] file ...  [ library ... ]

DESCRIPTION
       is called after a user has been successfully  authenticated  (refer  to
       pam_authenticate(3)  and	 pam_acct_mgmt(3))  and	 is used to notify the
       session modules that a new session has been  initiated.	 All  programs
       that use the pam(3) library should invoke when beginning a new session.
       Upon termination of this activity, should be invoked to	inform	pam(3)
       that the session has terminated.

       The  pamh argument is an authentication handle obtained by a prior call
       to The following flag may be set in the flags field for and

       The session service should not generate any messages.

APPLICATION USAGE
       Refer to pam(3) for information on thread-safety of PAM interfaces.

RETURN VALUES
       Upon successful completion, is returned.	 In  addition  to  the	return
       values defined in pam(3), the following value may be returned on error:

       Can not make/remove an entry for the specified session.

SEE ALSO
       pam(3), pam_start(3), pam_authenticate(3), pam_acct_mgmt(3).

							   pam_open_session(3)

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