.\"     Title: pam_getenv
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.\"    Manual: Linux-PAM Manual
.\"    Source: Linux-PAM Manual
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.TH "PAM_GETENV" "3" "02/04/2008" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux-PAM Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
pam_getenv - get a PAM environment variable
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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#include <security/pam_appl\.h>
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.HP 23
.BI "const char *pam_getenv(pam_handle_t\ *" "pamh" ", const\ char\ *" "name" ");"
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The
\fBpam_getenv\fR
function searches the PAM environment list as associated with the handle
\fIpamh\fR
for a string that matches the string pointed to by
\fIname\fR\. The return values are of the form: "\fIname=value\fR"\.
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
.PP
The
\fBpam_getenv\fR
function returns NULL on failure\.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP

\fBpam_start\fR(3),
\fBpam_getenvlist\fR(3),
\fBpam_putenv\fR(3),
\fBpam\fR(8)