SYNOPSIS

       #include <security/pam_appl.h>
       or,
       #include <security/pam_modules.h>

       const char * pam_strerror( pam_handle_t *pamh, int pam_error);

DESCRIPTION

       pam_strerror

       This  function returns some text describing the Linux-PAM error associ-
       ated with the pam_error argument.

RETURN VALUE

       On success this function returns a description of the indicated  error.
       Should  the  function  not  recognize  the  error,  ``Unknown Linux-PAM
       error'' is returned.

CONFORMING TO

       DCE-RFC 86.0, October 1995.

BUGS

       This function should be internationalized.

SEE ALSO

       pam(8).

       Also, see the three Linux-PAM Guides, for System administrators, module
       developers, and application developers.



Linux-PAM 0.70                    1999 Oct 4                   PAM_STRERROR(3)