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6 pam_error, pam_verror - display error messages to the user
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9 #include <security/pam_ext.h>
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11 int pam_error(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, ...);
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13 int pam_verror(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *fmt, va_list args);
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16 The pam_error function prints error messages through the conversation
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19 The pam_verror function performs the same task as pam_error() with the
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34 System error.
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37 pam_info(3), pam_vinfo(3), pam_prompt(3), pam_vprompt(3), pam(8)
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40 The pam_error and pam_verror functions are Linux-PAM extensions.
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