December 21, 2007 OPENPAM_SET_OPTION 3

### NAME

openpam_set_option - sets the value of a module option

### LIBRARY

### SYNOPSIS

```int` openpam_set_option(```pam_handle_t *pamh``, const char *option``, const char *value`)

### DESCRIPTION

The openpam_set_option function sets the specified option in the context of the currently executing service module.

### RETURN VALUES

The openpam_set_option function returns one of the following values:

[```PAM_BUF_ERR`]
  Memory buffer error.

[```PAM_SYSTEM_ERR`]
  System error.

### SEE ALSO

openpam_get_option(3), pam(3), pam_strerror(3)

### STANDARDS

The openpam_set_option function is an OpenPAM extension.

### AUTHORS

The openpam_set_option 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.