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diff --git a/doc/man/pam_end.3.xml b/doc/man/pam_end.3.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5febf85 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/man/pam_end.3.xml @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ +<?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_end'> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>pam_end</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + <refmiscinfo class='setdesc'>Linux-PAM Manual</refmiscinfo> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv id="pam_end-name"> + <refname>pam_end</refname> + <refpurpose>termination of PAM transaction</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + +<!-- body begins here --> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <funcsynopsis id="pam_end-synopsis"> + <funcsynopsisinfo>#include <security/pam_appl.h></funcsynopsisinfo> + <funcprototype> + <funcdef>int <function>pam_end</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>pam_handle_t *<parameter>pamh</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>pam_status</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> + </funcsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + + <refsect1 id="pam_end-description"> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + <para> + The <function>pam_end</function> function terminates the PAM + transaction and is the last function an application should call + in the PAM context. Upon return the handle <emphasis>pamh</emphasis> + is no longer valid and all memory associated with it will be + invalid. + </para> + <para> + The <emphasis>pam_status</emphasis> argument should be set to + the value returned to the application by the last PAM + library call. + </para> + <para> + The value taken by <emphasis>pam_status</emphasis> is used as + an argument to the module specific callback function, + <function>cleanup()</function> + (See <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>pam_set_data</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry> and + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>pam_get_data</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>). In this way the module can be given notification + of the pass/fail nature of the tear-down process, and perform any + last minute tasks that are appropriate to the module before it is + unlinked. This argument can be logically OR'd with + <emphasis>PAM_DATA_SILENT</emphasis> to indicate that + the module should not treat the call too seriously. It is generally + used to indicate that the current closing of the library is in a + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>fork</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>ed + process, and that the parent will take care of cleaning up things + that exist outside of the current process space (files etc.). + </para> + + <para> + This function <emphasis>free</emphasis>'s all memory for items + associated with the + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>pam_set_item</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry> and + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>pam_get_item</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry> functions. Pointers associated with such objects + are not valid anymore after <function>pam_end</function> was called. + </para> + + </refsect1> + <refsect1 id="pam_end-return_values"> + <title>RETURN VALUES</title> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>PAM_SUCCESS</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Transaction was successful terminated. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>PAM_SYSTEM_ERR</term> + <listitem> + <para> + System error, for example a NULL pointer was submitted + as PAM handle or the function was called by a module. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id="pam_end-see_also"> + <title>SEE ALSO</title> + <para> + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>pam_get_data</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>pam_set_data</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>pam_start</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>pam_strerror</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </citerefentry> + </para> + </refsect1> +</refentry> |