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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_putenv'>
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>pam_putenv</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
    <refmiscinfo class='setdesc'>Linux-PAM Manual</refmiscinfo>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv id="pam_putenv-name">
    <refname>pam_putenv</refname>
    <refpurpose>set or change PAM environment variable</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

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  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <funcsynopsis id='pam_putenv-synopsis'>
      <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;security/pam_appl.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
      <funcprototype>
        <funcdef>int <function>pam_putenv</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>pam_handle_t *<parameter>pamh</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>name_value</parameter></paramdef>
      </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>


  <refsect1 id='pam_putenv-description'>
    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
    <para>
      The <function>pam_putenv</function> function is used to
      add or change the value of PAM environment variables as
      associated with the <emphasis>pamh</emphasis> handle.
    </para>
    <para>
      The <emphasis>pamh</emphasis> argument is an authentication
      handle obtained by a prior call to pam_start().
      The <emphasis>name_value</emphasis> argument is a single NUL
      terminated string of one of the following forms:
    </para>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>NAME=value of variable</term>
        <listitem>
           <para>
             In this case the environment variable of the given NAME
             is set to the indicated value:
             <emphasis>value of variable</emphasis>. If this variable
             is already known, it is overwritten. Otherwise it is added
             to the PAM environment.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>NAME=</term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            This function sets the variable to an empty value. It is
            listed separately to indicate that this is the correct way
            to achieve such a setting.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>NAME</term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Without an '=' the <function>pam_putenv</function>() function
            will delete the
            corresponding variable from the PAM environment.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
    <para>
      <function>pam_putenv</function>() operates on a copy of
      <emphasis>name_value</emphasis>, which means in contrast to
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>putenv</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>, the application is responsible for freeing the data.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id="pam_putenv-return_values">
    <title>RETURN VALUES</title>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>PAM_PERM_DENIED</term>
        <listitem>
           <para>
             Argument <emphasis>name_value</emphasis> given is a NULL pointer.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>PAM_BAD_ITEM</term>
        <listitem>
           <para>
             Variable requested (for deletion) is not currently set.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>PAM_ABORT</term>
        <listitem>
           <para>
             The <emphasis>pamh</emphasis> handle is corrupt.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>PAM_BUF_ERR</term>
        <listitem>
           <para>
             Memory buffer error.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>PAM_SUCCESS</term>
        <listitem>
           <para>
             The environment variable was successfully updated.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='pam_putenv-see_also'>
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>pam_start</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>pam_getenv</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>pam_getenvlist</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>pam_strerror</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>pam</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>