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PAM_SM_CLOSE_SESSION(3) Linux-PAM ManualPAM_SM_CLOSE_SESSION(3)pam_sm_close_session - PAM service function to terminate session management
#include <security/pam_modules.h>int pam_sm_close_session(pam_handle_t *pamh, intflags, intargc,const char **argv);
Thepam_sm_close_sessionfunction is the service module's implementation of thepam_close_session(3) interface. This function is called to terminate a session. The only valid value forflags is zero or: PAM_SILENT Do not emit any messages.
PAM_SESSION_ERR Cannot make/remove an entry for the specified session. PAM_SUCCESS The session was successfully terminated.
pam(3),pam_close_session(3),pam_sm_close_session(3),pam_strerror(3),PAM(8)
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