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pam_strerror(3)						       pam_strerror(3)

NAME
       pam_strerror - get PAM error message string

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

DESCRIPTION
       maps  the PAM error number in errnum to a PAM error message string, and
       returns a pointer to that string.  The application should not  free  or
       modify the string returned.

       The  pamh  argument  is	the  PAM handle obtained by a prior call to If
       returns an error, a NULL PAM handle should be passed.

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

ERRORS
       returns NULL if errnum is out-of-range.

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

							       pam_strerror(3)

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