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

6       pam_sm_open_session - PAM service function to start session management
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <security/pam_modules.h>
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11       int pam_sm_open_session(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags, int argc,
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DESCRIPTION

15       The pam_sm_open_session function is the service module's implementation
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18       This function is called to commence a session. The only valid value for
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21       PAM_SILENT
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RETURN VALUES

25       PAM_SESSION_ERR
26           Cannot make/remove an entry for the specified session.
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28       PAM_SUCCESS
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SEE ALSO

32       pam(3), pam_open_session(3), pam_sm_close_session(3), pam_strerror(3),
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37Linux-PAM                         05/07/2023            PAM_SM_OPEN_SESSION(3)