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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
+
+<refentry id="pam_error">
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>pam_error</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo class='setdesc'>Linux-PAM Manual</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv id="pam_error-name">
+ <refname>pam_error</refname>
+ <refname>pam_verror</refname>
+ <refpurpose>display error messages to the user</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+<!-- body begins here -->
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv id="pam_error-synopsis">
+ <funcsynopsis>
+ <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;security/pam_ext.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>pam_error</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>pam_handle_t *<parameter>pamh</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>const char *<parameter>fmt</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef><parameter>...</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>pam_verror</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>pam_handle_t *<parameter>pamh</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>const char *<parameter>fmt</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>va_list <parameter>args</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+ </funcsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1 id='pam_error-description'>
+ <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
+ <para>
+ The <function>pam_error</function> function prints error messages
+ through the conversation function to the user.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <function>pam_verror</function> function performs the same
+ task as <function>pam_error()</function> with the difference
+ that it takes a set of arguments which have been obtained using
+ the <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>stdarg</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry> variable argument list macros.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1 id="pam_error-return_values">
+ <title>RETURN VALUES</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>PAM_BUF_ERR</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Memory buffer error.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>PAM_CONV_ERR</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Conversation failure.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>PAM_SUCCESS</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Error message was displayed.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>PAM_SYSTEM_ERR</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ System error.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='pam_error-see_also'>
+ <title>SEE ALSO</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>pam_info</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>pam_vinfo</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>pam_prompt</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>pam_vprompt</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>pam</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='pam_error-standards'>
+ <title>STANDARDS</title>
+ <para>
+ The <function>pam_error</function> and <function>pam_verror</function>
+ functions are Linux-PAM extensions.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>