CentOS 5.2

GNU/Linux	CentOS 5.2
	pam_sm_open_session(3)

PAM_SM_OPEN_SESSION

NAME

pam_sm_open_session − PAM service function to start session management

#define PAM_SM_SESSION

#include <security/pam_modules.h>

PAM_EXTERN int pam_sm_open_session(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags, int argc, const char **argv);

The pam_sm_open_session function is the service module’s implementation of the pam_open_session(3) interface.

This function is called to commence a session. The only valid value for flags is zero or:
PAM_SILENT

Do not emit any messages.

PAM_SESSION_ERR

Cannot make/remove an entry for the specified session.

PAM_SUCCESS

The session was successfully started.