transaction: Add PAM Error types Go definitions

And use them instead of C ones. Given that we have strings for them we
can easily implement error interfaces for it too.

errors.go

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package pam
+
+/*
+#include <security/pam_appl.h>
+*/
+import "C"
+
+// Error is the Type for PAM Return types
+type Error int
+
+// Pam Return types
+const (
+	// OpenErr indicates a dlopen() failure when dynamically loading a
+	// service module.
+	ErrOpen Error = C.PAM_OPEN_ERR
+	// ErrSymbol indicates a symbol not found.
+	ErrSymbol Error = C.PAM_SYMBOL_ERR
+	// ErrService indicates a error in service module.
+	ErrService Error = C.PAM_SERVICE_ERR
+	// ErrSystem indicates a system error.
+	ErrSystem Error = C.PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
+	// ErrBuf indicates a memory buffer error.
+	ErrBuf Error = C.PAM_BUF_ERR
+	// ErrPermDenied indicates a permission denied.
+	ErrPermDenied Error = C.PAM_PERM_DENIED
+	// ErrAuth indicates a authentication failure.
+	ErrAuth Error = C.PAM_AUTH_ERR
+	// ErrCredInsufficient indicates a can not access authentication data due to
+	// insufficient credentials.
+	ErrCredInsufficient Error = C.PAM_CRED_INSUFFICIENT
+	// ErrAuthinfoUnavail indicates that the underlying authentication service
+	// can not retrieve authentication information.
+	ErrAuthinfoUnavail Error = C.PAM_AUTHINFO_UNAVAIL
+	// ErrUserUnknown indicates a user not known to the underlying authentication
+	// module.
+	ErrUserUnknown Error = C.PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
+	// ErrMaxtries indicates that an authentication service has maintained a retry
+	// count which has been reached. No further retries should be attempted.
+	ErrMaxtries Error = C.PAM_MAXTRIES
+	// ErrNewAuthtokReqd indicates a new authentication token required. This is
+	// normally returned if the machine security policies require that the
+	// password should be changed because the password is nil or it has aged.
+	ErrNewAuthtokReqd Error = C.PAM_NEW_AUTHTOK_REQD
+	// ErrAcctExpired indicates that an user account has expired.
+	ErrAcctExpired Error = C.PAM_ACCT_EXPIRED
+	// ErrSession indicates a can not make/remove an entry for the
+	// specified session.
+	ErrSession Error = C.PAM_SESSION_ERR
+	// ErrCredUnavail indicates that an underlying authentication service can not
+	// retrieve user credentials.
+	ErrCredUnavail Error = C.PAM_CRED_UNAVAIL
+	// ErrCredExpired indicates that an user credentials expired.
+	ErrCredExpired Error = C.PAM_CRED_EXPIRED
+	// ErrCred indicates a failure setting user credentials.
+	ErrCred Error = C.PAM_CRED_ERR
+	// ErrNoModuleData indicates a no module specific data is present.
+	ErrNoModuleData Error = C.PAM_NO_MODULE_DATA
+	// ErrConv indicates a conversation error.
+	ErrConv Error = C.PAM_CONV_ERR
+	// ErrAuthtokErr indicates an authentication token manipulation error.
+	ErrAuthtok Error = C.PAM_AUTHTOK_ERR
+	// ErrAuthtokRecoveryErr indicates an authentication information cannot
+	// be recovered.
+	ErrAuthtokRecovery Error = C.PAM_AUTHTOK_RECOVERY_ERR
+	// ErrAuthtokLockBusy indicates am authentication token lock busy.
+	ErrAuthtokLockBusy Error = C.PAM_AUTHTOK_LOCK_BUSY
+	// ErrAuthtokDisableAging indicates an authentication token aging disabled.
+	ErrAuthtokDisableAging Error = C.PAM_AUTHTOK_DISABLE_AGING
+	// ErrTryAgain indicates a preliminary check by password service.
+	ErrTryAgain Error = C.PAM_TRY_AGAIN
+	// ErrIgnore indicates to ignore underlying account module regardless of
+	// whether the control flag is required, optional, or sufficient.
+	ErrIgnore Error = C.PAM_IGNORE
+	// ErrAbort indicates a critical error (module fail now request).
+	ErrAbort Error = C.PAM_ABORT
+	// ErrAuthtokExpired indicates an user's authentication token has expired.
+	ErrAuthtokExpired Error = C.PAM_AUTHTOK_EXPIRED
+	// ErrModuleUnknown indicates a module is not known.
+	ErrModuleUnknown Error = C.PAM_MODULE_UNKNOWN
+	// ErrBadItem indicates a bad item passed to pam_*_item().
+	ErrBadItem Error = C.PAM_BAD_ITEM
+	// ErrConvAgain indicates a conversation function is event driven and data
+	// is not available yet.
+	ErrConvAgain Error = C.PAM_CONV_AGAIN
+	// ErrIncomplete indicates to please call this function again to complete
+	// authentication stack. Before calling again, verify that conversation
+	// is completed.
+	ErrIncomplete Error = C.PAM_INCOMPLETE
+)
+
+// Error returns the error message for the given status.
+func (status Error) Error() string {
+	return C.GoString(C.pam_strerror(nil, C.int(status)))
+}

transaction.go

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ import (
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
+// success indicates a successful function return.
+const success = C.PAM_SUCCESS
+
 // Style is the type of message that the conversation handler should display.
 type Style int
 
@@ -100,25 +103,25 @@ func cbPAMConv(s C.int, msg *C.char, c C.uintptr_t) (*C.char, C.int) {
 		if style == BinaryPrompt {
 			bytes, err := cb.RespondPAMBinary(BinaryPointer(msg))
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, C.PAM_CONV_ERR
+				return nil, C.int(ErrConv)
 			}
-			return (*C.char)(C.CBytes(bytes)), C.PAM_SUCCESS
+			return (*C.char)(C.CBytes(bytes)), success
 		}
 		handler = cb
 	case ConversationHandler:
 		if style == BinaryPrompt {
-			return nil, C.PAM_AUTHINFO_UNAVAIL
+			return nil, C.int(ErrConv)
 		}
 		handler = cb
 	}
 	if handler == nil {
-		return nil, C.PAM_CONV_ERR
+		return nil, C.int(ErrConv)
 	}
 	r, err = handler.RespondPAM(style, C.GoString(msg))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, C.PAM_CONV_ERR
+		return nil, C.int(ErrConv)
 	}
-	return C.CString(r), C.PAM_SUCCESS
+	return C.CString(r), success
 }
 
 // Transaction is the application's handle for a PAM transaction.
@@ -194,14 +197,14 @@ func start(service, user string, handler ConversationHandler, confDir string) (*
 		defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(c))
 		t.status = C.pam_start_confdir(s, u, t.conv, c, &t.handle)
 	}
-	if t.status != C.PAM_SUCCESS {
+	if t.status != success {
 		return nil, t
 	}
 	return t, nil
 }
 
 func (t *Transaction) Error() string {
-	return C.GoString(C.pam_strerror(t.handle, t.status))
+	return Error(t.status).Error()
 }
 
 // Item is a an PAM information type.
@@ -232,7 +235,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) SetItem(i Item, item string) error {
 	cs := unsafe.Pointer(C.CString(item))
 	defer C.free(cs)
 	t.status = C.pam_set_item(t.handle, C.int(i), cs)
-	if t.status != C.PAM_SUCCESS {
+	if t.status != success {
 		return t
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -242,7 +245,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) SetItem(i Item, item string) error {
 func (t *Transaction) GetItem(i Item) (string, error) {
 	var s unsafe.Pointer
 	t.status = C.pam_get_item(t.handle, C.int(i), &s)
-	if t.status != C.PAM_SUCCESS {
+	if t.status != success {
 		return "", t
 	}
 	return C.GoString((*C.char)(s)), nil
@@ -281,7 +284,7 @@ const (
 // Valid flags: Silent, DisallowNullAuthtok
 func (t *Transaction) Authenticate(f Flags) error {
 	t.status = C.pam_authenticate(t.handle, C.int(f))
-	if t.status != C.PAM_SUCCESS {
+	if t.status != success {
 		return t
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -293,7 +296,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) Authenticate(f Flags) error {
 // Valid flags: EstablishCred, DeleteCred, ReinitializeCred, RefreshCred
 func (t *Transaction) SetCred(f Flags) error {
 	t.status = C.pam_setcred(t.handle, C.int(f))
-	if t.status != C.PAM_SUCCESS {
+	if t.status != success {
 		return t
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -304,7 +307,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) SetCred(f Flags) error {
 // Valid flags: Silent, DisallowNullAuthtok
 func (t *Transaction) AcctMgmt(f Flags) error {
 	t.status = C.pam_acct_mgmt(t.handle, C.int(f))
-	if t.status != C.PAM_SUCCESS {
+	if t.status != success {
 		return t
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -315,7 +318,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) AcctMgmt(f Flags) error {
 // Valid flags: Silent, ChangeExpiredAuthtok
 func (t *Transaction) ChangeAuthTok(f Flags) error {
 	t.status = C.pam_chauthtok(t.handle, C.int(f))
-	if t.status != C.PAM_SUCCESS {
+	if t.status != success {
 		return t
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -326,7 +329,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) ChangeAuthTok(f Flags) error {
 // Valid flags: Slient
 func (t *Transaction) OpenSession(f Flags) error {
 	t.status = C.pam_open_session(t.handle, C.int(f))
-	if t.status != C.PAM_SUCCESS {
+	if t.status != success {
 		return t
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -337,7 +340,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) OpenSession(f Flags) error {
 // Valid flags: Silent
 func (t *Transaction) CloseSession(f Flags) error {
 	t.status = C.pam_close_session(t.handle, C.int(f))
-	if t.status != C.PAM_SUCCESS {
+	if t.status != success {
 		return t
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -352,7 +355,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) PutEnv(nameval string) error {
 	cs := C.CString(nameval)
 	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cs))
 	t.status = C.pam_putenv(t.handle, cs)
-	if t.status != C.PAM_SUCCESS {
+	if t.status != success {
 		return t
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -378,7 +381,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) GetEnvList() (map[string]string, error) {
 	env := make(map[string]string)
 	p := C.pam_getenvlist(t.handle)
 	if p == nil {
-		t.status = C.PAM_BUF_ERR
+		t.status = C.int(ErrBuf)
 		return nil, t
 	}
 	for q := p; *q != nil; q = next(q) {