HP-UX Reference (11i v2 07/12) - 3 Library Functions N-Z (vol 7)

pam_sm_chauthtok(3) pam_sm_chauthtok(3)

If a user’s password has aged or expired, a PAM account module could save this information as state in the

authentication handle, pamh, using

pam_set_data()

. The related password management module could

retrieve this information using

pam_get_data()

to determine whether or not it should prompt the user

to update the password for this particular module.

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion,

PAM_SUCCESS must be returned. The following values may also be

returned:

PAM_PERM_DENIED

No permission.

PAM_AUTHTOK_ERR

Authentication token manipulation error.

PAM_AUTHTOK_RECOVERY_ERR

Old authentication token cannot be recovered.

PAM_AUTHTOK_LOCK_BUSY

Authentication token lock busy.

PAM_AUTHTOK_DISABLE_AGING

Authentication token aging disabled.

PAM_USER_UNKNOWN

User unknown to password service.

PAM_TRY_AGAIN Preliminary check by password service failed.