pam_putenv

3 Linux-PAM Linux-PAM Manual

pam_putenv

set or change PAM environment variable

          #include <security/pam_appl.h>

            int pam_putenv
            pam_handle_t *pamh
            const char *name_value

## DESCRIPTION

The `pam_putenv` function is used to add or change the value of PAM environment variables as associated with the pamh handle.

The pamh argument is an authentication handle obtained by a prior call to pam_start(). The name_value argument is a single NUL terminated string of one of the following forms:

NAME=value of variable

- In this case the environment variable of the given NAME is set to the indicated value: value of variable. If this variable is already known, it is overwritten. Otherwise it is added to the PAM environment.

NAME=

- This function sets the variable to an empty value. It is listed separately to indicate that this is the correct way to achieve such a setting.

NAME

- Without an '=' the `pam_putenv`() function will delete the corresponding variable from the PAM environment.

`pam_putenv`() operates on a copy of name_value, which means in contrast to

putenv

3 , the application is responsible for freeing the data.

## RETURN VALUES

PAM_PERM_DENIED

- Argument name_value given is a NULL pointer.

PAM_BAD_ITEM

- Variable requested (for deletion) is not currently set.

PAM_ABORT

- The pamh handle is corrupt.

PAM_BUF_ERR

- Memory buffer error.

PAM_SUCCESS

- The environment variable was successfully updated.

## SEE ALSO

pam_start

3 ,

pam_getenv

3 ,

pam_getenvlist

3 ,

pam_strerror

3 ,

pam

8