PAM_START(3)                   Linux-PAM Manual                   PAM_START(3)

NAME
       pam_start, pam_start_confdir - initialization of PAM transaction

SYNOPSIS
       #include <security/pam_appl.h>

       int pam_start(const char *service_name, const char *user,
                     const struct pam_conv *pam_conversation,
                     pam_handle_t **pamh);

       int pam_start_confdir(const char *service_name, const char *user,
                             const struct pam_conv *pam_conversation,
                             const char *confdir, pam_handle_t **pamh);

DESCRIPTION
       The pam_start function creates the PAM context and initiates the PAM
       transaction. It is the first of the PAM functions that needs to be
       called by an application. The transaction state is contained entirely
       within the structure identified by this handle, so it is possible to
       have multiple transactions in parallel. But it is not possible to use
       the same handle for different transactions, a new one is needed for
       every new context.

       The service_name argument specifies the name of the service to apply
       and will be stored as PAM_SERVICE item in the new context. The policy
       for the service will be read from the file /etc/pam.d/service_name or,
       if that file does not exist, from /etc/pam.conf.

       The user argument can specify the name of the target user and will be
       stored as PAM_USER item. If the argument is NULL, the module has to ask
       for this item if necessary.

       The pam_conversation argument points to a struct pam_conv describing
       the conversation function to use. An application must provide this for
       direct communication between a loaded module and the application.

       Following a successful return (PAM_SUCCESS) the contents of pamh is a
       handle that contains the PAM context for successive calls to the PAM
       functions. In an error case is the content of pamh undefined.

       The pam_handle_t is a blind structure and the application should not
       attempt to probe it directly for information. Instead the PAM library
       provides the functions pam_set_item(3) and pam_get_item(3). The PAM
       handle cannot be used for multiple authentications at the same time as
       long as pam_end was not called on it before.

       The pam_start_confdir function behaves like the pam_start function but
       it also allows setting confdir argument with a path to a directory to
       override the default (/etc/pam.d) path for service policy files. If the
       confdir is NULL, the function works exactly the same as pam_start.

RETURN VALUES
       PAM_ABORT
           General failure.

       PAM_BUF_ERR
           Memory buffer error.

       PAM_SUCCESS
           Transaction was successfully started.

       PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
           System error, for example a NULL pointer was submitted instead of a
           pointer to data.

SEE ALSO
       pam_get_data(3), pam_set_data(3), pam_end(3), pam_strerror(3)

Linux-PAM Manual                  09/03/2021                      PAM_START(3)

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