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14 pam_strerror \- return string describing PAM error code
19 #include <security/pam_appl.h>
23 .BI "const char *pam_strerror(pam_handle_t\ *" "pamh" ", int\ " "errnum" ");"
28 function returns a pointer to a string describing the error code passed in the argument
29 \fIerrnum\fR, possibly using the LC_MESSAGES part of the current locale to select the appropriate language. This string must not be modified by the application. No library function will modify this string.
32 This function returns always a pointer to a string.