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Dd May 4, 2010
Dt PW_GETCONF 3
Os
Sh NAME
Nm pw_getconf ,
Nm pw_getpwconf
Nd password encryption configuration access function
Sh LIBRARY
Lb libutil
Sh SYNOPSIS
In util.h
Ft void
Fn pw_getconf "char *data" "size_t len" "const char *key" "const char *option"
Ft void
Fn pw_getpwconf "char *data" "size_t len" "const struct passwd *pwd" "const char *option"
Sh DESCRIPTION
The
Fn pw_getconf
function reads
Pa /etc/passwd.conf
and retrieves the value of the option specified
by
Pa option
from the section given by
Pa key .
If no suitable entry is found
for the
Pa key
an empty string will be returned in data.
Pp
To retrieve default values the key
Pa default
can be used.
In this case, if
Pa /etc/passwd.conf
does not exist or does not contain a
Pa default
section, the built-in defaults will be returned.
They are as follows:
Bl -column localcipher data -offset indent
It Sy option data
It ypcipher old
It localcipher old
El
Pp
An empty string is returned for all errors.
Pp
Fn pw_getpwconf
returns the value for the option specified for the particular user
specified in
Ar pwd .
If that option is not found, then it tries to find the option in
the primary group of that user, and if that fails, then it returns
the default entry.
Sh FILES
Bl -tag -width /etc/passwd.conf -compact
It Pa /etc/passwd.conf
El
Sh ERRORS
Fn pw_getconf
and
Fn pw_getpwconf
will fail if:
Bl -tag -width Er
It Bq Er ENOENT
There is no option named
Pa option
in the specified key.
It Bq Er ENOTDIR
There is no key in
Pa /etc/passwd.conf
named
Pa key .
El
Sh SEE ALSO
Xr passwd 5 ,
Xr passwd.conf 5
Sh HISTORY
The
Fn pw_getconf
function first appeared in
Nx 1.6 .
