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diff --git a/doc/man/pam_strerror.3 b/doc/man/pam_strerror.3 index b626eac..9003102 100644 --- a/doc/man/pam_strerror.3 +++ b/doc/man/pam_strerror.3 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ .\"- .\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 Networks Associates Technology, Inc. -.\" Copyright (c) 2004-2007 Dag-Erling Smørgrav +.\" Copyright (c) 2004-2011 Dag-Erling Smørgrav .\" All rights reserved. .\" .\" This software was developed for the FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" $P4$ +.\" $Id$ .\" -.Dd December 21, 2007 +.Dd December 18, 2011 .Dt PAM_STRERROR 3 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -53,9 +53,15 @@ The function returns a pointer to a string containing a textual description of the error indicated by the .Fa error_number -argument, in the context of the PAM transaction described by the -.Fa pamh argument. +The +.Fa pamh +argument is ignored. +For compatibility with other implementations, it should be either a +valid PAM handle returned by a previous call to +.Xr pam_start 3 , +or +.Dv NULL . .Sh RETURN VALUES The .Nm @@ -63,7 +69,8 @@ function returns .Dv NULL on failure. .Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr pam 3 +.Xr pam 3 , +.Xr pam_start 3 .Sh STANDARDS .Rs .%T "X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules" @@ -74,7 +81,8 @@ The .Nm function and this manual page were developed for the .Fx -Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the +Project by +ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc.\& under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035 .Pq Dq CBOSS , |
