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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_send'>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>pam_open_session</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo class='setdesc'>Linux-PAM Manual</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv id="pam_open_session-name">
+ <refname>pam_open_session</refname>
+ <refpurpose>start PAM session management</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+<!-- body begins here -->
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <funcsynopsis id="pam_open_session-synopsis">
+ <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;security/pam_appl.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>pam_open_session</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>pam_handle_t *<parameter>pamh</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>int <parameter>flags</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+ </funcsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+
+ <refsect1 id="pam_open_session-description">
+ <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
+ <para>
+ The <function>pam_open_session</function> function sets up a
+ user session for a previously successful authenticated user.
+ The session should later be terminated with a call to
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>pam_close_session</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ It should be noted that the effective uid,
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>geteuid</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>. of the application should be of sufficient
+ privilege to perform such tasks as creating or mounting the
+ user's home directory for example.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The flags argument is the binary or of zero or more of the
+ following values:
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>PAM_SILENT</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Do not emit any messages.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id="pam_open_session-return_values">
+ <title>RETURN VALUES</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>PAM_ABORT</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ General failure.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>PAM_BUF_ERR</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Memory buffer error.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>PAM_SESSION_ERR</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Session failure.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>PAM_SUCCESS</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Session was successful created.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id="pam_open_session-see_also">
+ <title>SEE ALSO</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>pam_close_session</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>pam_strerror</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>