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35.\" $Id$
36.\"
37.Dd May 26, 2012
38.Dt OPENPAM_LOG 3
39.Os
40.Sh NAME
41.Nm openpam_log
42.Nd log a message through syslog
43.Sh LIBRARY
44.Lb libpam
45.Sh SYNOPSIS
46.In sys/types.h
47.In security/pam_appl.h
48.In security/openpam.h
49.Ft "void"
50.Fn openpam_log "int level" "const char *fmt" "..."
51.Sh DESCRIPTION
52The
53.Fn openpam_log
54function logs messages using
55.Xr syslog 3 .
56It is primarily intended for internal use by the library and modules.
57.Pp
58The
59.Fa level
60argument indicates the importance of the message.
61The following levels are defined:
62.Bl -tag -width 18n
63.It Dv PAM_LOG_LIBDEBUG
64Debugging messages.
65For internal use only.
66.It Dv PAM_LOG_DEBUG
67Debugging messages.
68These messages are normally not logged unless the global
69integer variable
70.Va openpam_debug
71is set to a non-zero
72value, in which case they are logged with a
73.Xr syslog 3
74priority of
75.Dv LOG_DEBUG .
76.It Dv PAM_LOG_VERBOSE
77Information about the progress of the authentication
78process, or other non-essential messages.
79These messages are logged with a
80.Xr syslog 3
81priority of
82.Dv LOG_INFO .
83.It Dv PAM_LOG_NOTICE
84Messages relating to non-fatal errors.
85These messages are logged with a
86.Xr syslog 3
87priority of
88.Dv LOG_NOTICE .
89.It Dv PAM_LOG_ERROR
90Messages relating to serious errors.
91These messages are logged with a
92.Xr syslog 3
93priority of
94.Dv LOG_ERR .
95.El
96.Pp
97The remaining arguments are a
98.Xr printf 3
99format string and the
100corresponding arguments.
101.Sh SEE ALSO
102.Xr pam 3 ,
103.Xr printf 3 ,
104.Xr syslog 3
105.Sh STANDARDS
106The
107.Fn openpam_log
108function is an OpenPAM extension.
109.Sh AUTHORS
110The
111.Fn openpam_log
112function and this manual page were
113developed for the
114.Fx
115Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the
116Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc.\& under
117DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035
118.Pq Dq CBOSS ,
119as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.
120