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pam_setcred(3)							pam_setcred(3)

NAME
       pam_setcred - modify/delete user credentials for an authentication ser‐
       vice

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

DESCRIPTION
       is used to establish, modify, or delete user credentials.  is typically
       called  after  the  user has been authenticated and after a session has
       been  opened  (refer  to	 pam_authenticate(3),  pam_acct_mgmt(3),   and
       pam_open_session(3)).

       The  user  is  specified by a prior call to or and is referenced by the
       authentication handle, pamh.  The following flags may  be  set  in  the
       flags field.  Note that the first four flags are mutually exclusive:

       Set user credentials for an authentication service.

       Delete user credentials associated with an authentication service.

       Reinitialize user credentials.

       Extend lifetime of user credentials.

       Authentication service should not generate any messages.

       If none of the flags are set, is used as the default.

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

RETURN VALUES
       Upon  success, returns In addition to the error return values described
       in pam(3), the following values may be returned upon error:

       Underlying authentication service can  not  retrieve  user  credentials
       unavailable.

       User credentials expired.

       User unknown to underlying authentication service.

       Failure setting user credentials.

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

								pam_setcred(3)
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