NAME
openpam_log —
log a message through syslog
LIBRARY
Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)
SYNOPSIS
#include
<sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
#include
<security/openpam.h>
void
openpam_log(int
level, const char
*fmt, ...);
DESCRIPTION
The openpam_log function logs messages
using syslog(3). It is primarily intended for internal use by the library
and modules.
The level argument indicates the importance of the message. The following levels are defined:
PAM_LOG_DEBUG- Debugging messages. These messages are logged with a
syslog(3) priority of
LOG_DEBUG. PAM_LOG_VERBOSE- Information about the progress of the authentication process, or other
non-essential messages. These messages are logged with a
syslog(3) priority of
LOG_INFO. PAM_LOG_NOTICE- Messages relating to non-fatal errors. These messages are logged with a
syslog(3) priority of
LOG_NOTICE. PAM_LOG_ERROR- Messages relating to serious errors. These messages are logged with a
syslog(3) priority of
LOG_ERR.
The remaining arguments are a printf(3) format string and the corresponding arguments.
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS
The openpam_log function is an OpenPAM
extension.
AUTHORS
The openpam_log function and this manual
page were developed for the FreeBSD Project by
ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the Security Research
Division of Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR contract
N66001-01-C-8035 (“CBOSS”), as part of the DARPA CHATS
research program.