pam_getenv

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pam_getenv

get a PAM environment variable

          #include <security/pam_appl.h>

            const char *pam_getenv
            pam_handle_t *pamh
            const char *name

## DESCRIPTION

The `pam_getenv` function searches the PAM environment list as associated with the handle pamh for an item that matches the string pointed to by name and returns a pointer to the value of the environment variable. The application is not allowed to free the data.

## RETURN VALUES

The `pam_getenv` function returns NULL on failure.

## SEE ALSO

pam_start

3 ,

pam_getenvlist

3 ,

pam_putenv

3 ,

pam

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