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.\" Copyright (c) 2004, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
.TH libpam 3LIB "22 May 2012" "SunOS 5.11" "Interface Libraries"
.SH NAME
libpam \- PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module) library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
cc [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lpam\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
#include <\fBsecurity/pam_appl.h\fR>
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
Functions in this library provide routines for the Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM).
.SH INTERFACES
.sp
.LP
The shared object \fBlibpam.so.1\fR provides the public interfaces defined below. See \fBIntro\fR(3) for additional information on shared object interfaces.
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab();
lw(2.75i) lw(2.75i) 
lw(2.75i) lw(2.75i) 
.
\fBpam_acct_mgmt\fR\fBpam_authenticate\fR
\fBpam_chauthtok\fR\fBpam_close_session\fR
\fBpam_end\fR\fBpam_eval\fR
\fBpam_get_data\fR\fBpam_get_item\fR
\fBpam_get_user\fR\fBpam_getenv\fR
\fBpam_getenvlist\fR\fBpam_open_session\fR
\fBpam_putenv\fR\fBpam_set_data\fR
\fBpam_set_item\fR\fBpam_setcred\fR
\fBpam_start\fR\fBpam_strerror\fR
.TE

.SH FILES
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB/lib/libpam.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
shared object
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB/etc/pam.conf\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
configuration file
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB/etc/pam.d/\fIservice\fR\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
alternate PAM configuration files
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB/usr/lib/security/pam_dial_auth.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
authentication management  \fBPAM\fR module for dialups
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB/usr/lib/security/pam_rhosts_auth.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
authentication management  \fBPAM\fR modules that use \fBruserok()\fR
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB/usr/lib/security/pam_sample.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
sample \fBPAM\fR module
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for description of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab() box;
cw(2.75i) |cw(2.75i) 
lw(2.75i) |lw(2.75i) 
.
ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Availabilitysystem/library
_
MT LevelMT-Safe with exceptions
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBpvs\fR(1),  \fBIntro\fR(3),  \fBpam\fR(3PAM), \fBpam.conf\fR(4), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBpam_authtok_check\fR(5), \fBpam_authtok_get\fR(5), \fBpam_authtok_store\fR(5), \fBpam_dial_auth\fR(5), \fBpam_dhkeys\fR(5), \fBpam_passwd_auth\fR(5), \fBpam_rhosts_auth\fR(5), \fBpam_sample\fR(5), \fBpam_unix_account\fR(5), \fBpam_unix_auth\fR(5), \fBpam_unix_session\fR(5), \fBpam_user_policy\fR(5)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
The functions in \fBlibpam\fR are MT-Safe only if each thread within the multithreaded application uses its own \fBPAM\fR handle.
.sp
.LP
The \fBpam_unix\fR(5) module is no longer supported. Similar functionality is provided by \fBpam_authtok_check\fR(5), \fBpam_authtok_get\fR(5), \fBpam_authtok_store\fR(5), \fBpam_dhkeys\fR(5), \fBpam_passwd_auth\fR(5), \fBpam_unix_account\fR(5), \fBpam_unix_auth\fR(5), and \fBpam_unix_session\fR(5).