143 lines
3.8 KiB
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143 lines
3.8 KiB
Groff
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.TH "SHADOW" "3" "10/01/2005" "" ""
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.\" disable hyphenation
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.nh
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.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only)
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.ad l
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.SH "NAME"
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shadow, getspnam \- encrypted password file routines
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.SH "SYNTAX"
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.PP
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\fI#include <shadow.h>\fR
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.PP
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\fIstruct spwd *getspent();\fR
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.PP
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\fIstruct spwd *getspnam(char\fR\fI*name\fR\fI);\fR
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.PP
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\fIvoid setspent();\fR
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.PP
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\fIvoid endspent();\fR
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.PP
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\fIstruct spwd *fgetspent(FILE\fR\fI*fp\fR\fI);\fR
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.PP
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\fIstruct spwd *sgetspent(char\fR\fI*cp\fR\fI);\fR
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.PP
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\fIint putspent(struct spwd\fR\fI*p,\fR\fIFILE\fR\fI*fp\fR\fI);\fR
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.PP
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\fIint lckpwdf();\fR
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.PP
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\fIint ulckpwdf();\fR
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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.PP
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\fIshadow\fR
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manipulates the contents of the shadow password file,
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\fI/etc/shadow\fR. The structure in the
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\fI#include\fR
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file is:
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.sp
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.nf
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struct spwd {
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char *sp_namp; /* user login name */
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char *sp_pwdp; /* encrypted password */
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long int sp_lstchg; /* last password change */
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long int sp_min; /* days until change allowed. */
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long int sp_max; /* days before change required */
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long int sp_warn; /* days warning for expiration */
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long int sp_inact; /* days before account inactive */
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long int sp_expire; /* date when account expires */
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unsigned long int sp_flag; /* reserved for future use */
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}
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.fi
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.PP
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The meanings of each field are:
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.TP 3
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\(bu
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sp_namp \- pointer to null\-terminated user name
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.TP
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\(bu
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sp_pwdp \- pointer to null\-terminated password
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.TP
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\(bu
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sp_lstchg \- days since Jan 1, 1970 password was last changed
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.TP
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\(bu
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sp_min \- days before which password may not be changed
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.TP
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\(bu
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sp_max \- days after which password must be changed
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.TP
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\(bu
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sp_warn \- days before password is to expire that user is warned of pending password expiration
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.TP
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\(bu
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sp_inact \- days after password expires that account is considered inactive and disabled
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.TP
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\(bu
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sp_expire \- days since Jan 1, 1970 when account will be disabled
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.TP
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\(bu
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sp_flag \- reserved for future use
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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.PP
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\fIgetspent\fR,
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\fIgetspname\fR,
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\fIfgetspent\fR, and
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\fIsgetspent\fR
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each return a pointer to a
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\fIstruct spwd\fR.
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\fIgetspent\fR
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returns the next entry from the file, and
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\fIfgetspent\fR
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returns the next entry from the given stream, which is assumed to be a file of the proper format.
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\fIsgetspent\fR
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returns a pointer to a
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\fIstruct spwd\fR
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using the provided string as input.
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\fIgetspnam\fR
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searches from the current position in the file for an entry matching
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\fIname\fR.
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.PP
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\fIsetspent\fR
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and
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\fIendspent\fR
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may be used to begin and end, respectively, access to the shadow password file.
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.PP
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The
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\fIlckpwdf\fR
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and
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\fIulckpwdf\fR
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routines should be used to insure exclusive access to the
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\fI/etc/shadow\fR
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file.
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\fIlckpwdf\fR
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attempts to acquire a lock using
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\fIpw_lock\fR
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for up to 15 seconds. It continues by attempting to acquire a second lock using
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\fIspw_lock\fR
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for the remainder of the initial 15 seconds. Should either attempt fail after a total of 15 seconds,
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\fIlckpwdf\fR
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returns \-1. When both locks are acquired 0 is returned.
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.SH "DIAGNOSTICS"
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.PP
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Routines return NULL if no more entries are available or if an error occurs during processing. Routines which have
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\fIint\fR
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as the return value return 0 for success and \-1 for failure.
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.SH "CAVEATS"
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.PP
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These routines may only be used by the super user as access to the shadow password file is restricted.
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.SH "FILES"
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.TP
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\fI/etc/shadow\fR
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secure user account information
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.PP
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\fBgetpwent\fR(3),
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\fBshadow\fR(5).
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.SH "AUTHOR"
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.PP
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Julianne Frances Haugh (jockgrrl@ix.netcom.com)
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