xref: /minix3/lib/libutil/pw_getconf.3 (revision 0c3983b25a88161cf074524e5c94585a2582ae82)
1.\"	$NetBSD: pw_getconf.3,v 1.12 2010/05/04 06:41:27 jruoho Exp $
2.\"
3.\" Copyright 1997 Niels Provos <provos@physnet.uni-hamburg.de>
4.\" All rights reserved.
5.\"
6.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
7.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
8.\" are met:
9.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
10.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
11.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
12.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
13.\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
14.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
15.\"    must display the following acknowledgement:
16.\"      This product includes software developed by Niels Provos.
17.\" 4. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
18.\"    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
19.\"
20.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
21.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
22.\" OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
23.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
24.\" INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
25.\" NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
26.\" DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
27.\" THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
28.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
29.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
30.\"
31.\" from OpenBSD: pw_getconf.3,v 1.5 1999/09/21 04:52:46 csapuntz Exp
32.\"
33.Dd May 4, 2010
34.Dt PW_GETCONF 3
35.Os
36.Sh NAME
37.Nm pw_getconf ,
38.Nm pw_getpwconf
39.Nd password encryption configuration access function
40.Sh LIBRARY
41.Lb libutil
42.Sh SYNOPSIS
43.In util.h
44.Ft void
45.Fn pw_getconf "char *data" "size_t len" "const char *key" "const char *option"
46.Ft void
47.Fn pw_getpwconf "char *data" "size_t len" "const struct passwd *pwd" "const char *option"
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49The
50.Fn pw_getconf
51function reads
52.Pa /etc/passwd.conf
53and retrieves the value of the option specified
54by
55.Pa option
56from the section given by
57.Pa key .
58If no suitable entry is found
59for the
60.Pa key
61an empty string will be returned in data.
62.Pp
63To retrieve default values the key
64.Pa default
65can be used.
66In this case, if
67.Pa /etc/passwd.conf
68does not exist or does not contain a
69.Pa default
70section, the built-in defaults will be returned.
71They are as follows:
72.Bl -column localcipher data -offset indent
73.It Sy option	data
74.It ypcipher	old
75.It localcipher	old
76.El
77.Pp
78An empty string is returned for all errors.
79.Pp
80.Fn pw_getpwconf
81returns the value for the option specified for the particular user
82specified in
83.Ar pwd .
84If that option is not found, then it tries to find the option in
85the primary group of that user, and if that fails, then it returns
86the default entry.
87.Sh FILES
88.Bl -tag -width /etc/passwd.conf -compact
89.It Pa /etc/passwd.conf
90.El
91.Sh ERRORS
92.Fn pw_getconf
93and
94.Fn pw_getpwconf
95will fail if:
96.Bl -tag -width Er
97.It Bq Er ENOENT
98There is no option named
99.Pa option
100in the specified key.
101.It Bq Er ENOTDIR
102There is no key in
103.Pa /etc/passwd.conf
104named
105.Pa key .
106.El
107.Sh SEE ALSO
108.Xr passwd 5 ,
109.Xr passwd.conf 5
110.Sh HISTORY
111The
112.Fn pw_getconf
113function first appeared in
114.Nx 1.6 .
115