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37.Dd May 26, 2012
38.Dt OPENPAM_GET_FEATURE 3
39.Os
40.Sh NAME
41.Nm openpam_get_feature
42.Nd query the state of an optional feature
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 "int"
50.Fn openpam_get_feature "int feature" "int *onoff"
51.Sh DESCRIPTION
52.Bf Sy
53This function is experimental and may be modified or removed in a future release without further warning.
54.Ef
55.Pp
56The
57.Fn openpam_get_feature
58function stores the current state of the
59specified feature in the variable pointed to by its
60.Fa onoff
61argument.
62.Pp
63The following features are recognized:
64.Bl -tag -width 18n
65.It Dv OPENPAM_RESTRICT_SERVICE_NAME
66Disallow path separators in service names.
67This feature is enabled by default.
68Disabling it allows the application to specify the path to
69the desired policy file directly.
70.It Dv OPENPAM_VERIFY_POLICY_FILE
71Verify the ownership and permissions of the policy file
72and the path leading up to it.
73This feature is enabled by default.
74.It Dv OPENPAM_RESTRICT_MODULE_NAME
75Disallow path separators in module names.
76This feature is disabled by default.
77Enabling it prevents the use of modules in non-standard
78locations.
79.It Dv OPENPAM_VERIFY_MODULE_FILE
80Verify the ownership and permissions of each loadable
81module and the path leading up to it.
82This feature is enabled by default.
83.El
84.Sh RETURN VALUES
85The
86.Fn openpam_get_feature
87function returns one of the following values:
88.Bl -tag -width 18n
89.It Bq Er PAM_SYMBOL_ERR
90Invalid symbol.
91.El
92.Sh SEE ALSO
93.Xr openpam_set_feature 3 ,
94.Xr pam 3 ,
95.Xr pam_strerror 3
96.Sh STANDARDS
97The
98.Fn openpam_get_feature
99function is an OpenPAM extension.
100.Sh AUTHORS
101The
102.Fn openpam_get_feature
103function and this manual page were
104developed by
105.An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq des@des.no .
106