Sm_PolicyApi_GetPasswordPolicy()

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Sm_PolicyApi_GetPasswordPolicy()

Gets the contents of a password policy object.

Type

Password policy function, global scope.

Syntax

int SM_EXTERN Sm_PolicyApi_GetPasswordPolicy (
   void*                           pSessionHandle,
   const char*                     pszPasswordPolicyOid,
   Sm_PolicyApi_PasswordPolicy_t** ppstructPasswordPolicy
);

Parameter	I/O	Description
pSessionHandle	I	A pointer to an internal Policy Management API data structure. The structure holds information about the administrator session and the client session.
pszPassword PolicyOid	I	A null-terminated string containing the object identifier of the password policy.
ppstruct PasswordPolicy	O	The address of a pointer to Sm_PolicyApi_PasswordPolicy_t.

Returns

Sm_PolicyApi_Success. The get was successful.
Sm_PolicyApi_Failure. Memory could not be allocated to Sm_PolicyApi_PasswordPolicy_t.
Sm_PolicyApi_InvalidHandle. There was no valid initialization prior to this call.
Sm_PolicyApi_NoSession. There is no valid administrator session.
Sm_PolicyApi_NoPrivilege. The administrator does not have the privilege to get a password policy.
Sm_PolicyApi_InvalidOid. The password policy OID was not found.