December 21, 2007 PAM_SET_ITEM 3

### NAME

pam_set_item - set authentication information

### LIBRARY

### SYNOPSIS

```int` pam_set_item(```pam_handle_t *pamh``, int item_type``, const void *item`)

### DESCRIPTION

The pam_set_item function sets the item specified by the ```item_type` argument to a copy of the object pointed to by the ```item` argument. The item is stored in the PAM context specified by the ```pamh` argument. See pam_get_item(3) for a list of recognized item types.

### RETURN VALUES

The pam_set_item function returns one of the following values:

[```PAM_BUF_ERR`]
  Memory buffer error.

[```PAM_SYMBOL_ERR`]
  Invalid symbol.

[```PAM_SYSTEM_ERR`]
  System error.

### SEE ALSO

pam(3), pam_get_item(3), pam_strerror(3)

### STANDARDS

### AUTHORS

The pam_set_item 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.