1PAM_CLOSE_SESSION(3)           Linux-PAM Manual           PAM_CLOSE_SESSION(3)
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NAME

6       pam_close_session - terminate PAM session management
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <security/pam_appl.h>
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11       int pam_close_session(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags);
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DESCRIPTION

14       The pam_close_session function is used to indicate that an
15       authenticated session has ended. The session should have been created
16       with a call to pam_open_session(3).
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18       It should be noted that the effective uid, geteuid(2). of the
19       application should be of sufficient privilege to perform such tasks as
20       unmounting the user's home directory for example.
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22       The flags argument is the binary or of zero or more of the following
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RETURN VALUES

29       PAM_ABORT
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32       PAM_BUF_ERR
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35       PAM_SESSION_ERR
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38       PAM_SUCCESS
39           Session was successful terminated.
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SEE ALSO

42       pam_open_session(3), pam_strerror(3)
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46Linux-PAM                         05/07/2023              PAM_CLOSE_SESSION(3)
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