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47 lines
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\section{\module{spwd} ---
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The shadow password database}
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\declaremodule{builtin}{spwd}
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\platform{Unix}
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\modulesynopsis{The shadow password database (\function{getspnam()} and friends).}
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This module provides access to the \UNIX{} shadow password database.
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It is available on various Unix versions.
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You must have enough privileges to access the shadow password database
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(this usually means you have to be root).
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Shadow password database entries are reported as a tuple-like object, whose
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attributes correspond to the members of the \code{spwd} structure
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(Attribute field below, see \code{<shadow.h>}):
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\begin{tableiii}{r|l|l}{textrm}{Index}{Attribute}{Meaning}
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\lineiii{0}{\code{sp_nam}}{Login name}
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\lineiii{1}{\code{sp_pwd}}{Encrypted password}
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\lineiii{2}{\code{sp_lstchg}}{Date of last change}
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\lineiii{3}{\code{sp_min}}{Minimal number of days between changes}
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\lineiii{4}{\code{sp_max}}{Maximum number of days between changes}
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\lineiii{5}{\code{sp_warn}}{Number of days before password expires to warn user about it}
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\lineiii{6}{\code{sp_inact}}{Number of days after password expires until account is blocked}
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\lineiii{7}{\code{sp_expire}}{Number of days since 1970-01-01 until account is disabled}
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\lineiii{8}{\code{sp_flag}}{Reserved}
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\end{tableiii}
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The sp_nam and sp_pwd items are strings, all others are integers.
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\exception{KeyError} is raised if the entry asked for cannot be found.
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It defines the following items:
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\begin{funcdesc}{getspnam}{name}
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Return the shadow password database entry for the given user name.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{getspall}{}
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Return a list of all available shadow password database entries, in arbitrary order.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{seealso}
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\seemodule{pwd}{An interface to the normal password database, similar to this.}
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\end{seealso}
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