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PW_GETCONF(3)           NetBSD Library Functions Manual          PW_GETCONF(3)


NAME

     pw_getconf, pw_getpwconf -- password encryption configuration access
     function


LIBRARY

     System Utilities Library (libutil, -lutil)


SYNOPSIS

     #include <util.h>

     void
     pw_getconf(char *data, size_t len, const char *key, const char *option);

     void
     pw_getpwconf(char *data, size_t len, const struct passwd *pwd,
         const char *option);


DESCRIPTION

     The pw_getconf() function reads /etc/passwd.conf and retrieves the value
     of the option specified by option from the section given by key.  If no
     suitable entry is found for the key an empty string will be returned in
     data.

     To retrieve default values the key default can be used.  In this case, if
     /etc/passwd.conf does not exist or does not contain a default section,
     the built-in defaults will be returned.  They are as follows:

           option         data
           ypcipher       old
           localcipher    old

     An empty string is returned for all errors.

     pw_getpwconf() returns the value for the option specified for the partic-
     ular user specified in 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.


FILES

     /etc/passwd.conf


ERRORS

     pw_getconf() and pw_getpwconf() will fail if:

     [ENOENT]           There is no option named option in the specified key.

     [ENOTDIR]          There is no key in /etc/passwd.conf named key.


SEE ALSO

     passwd(5), passwd.conf(5)


HISTORY

     The pw_getconf() function first appeared in NetBSD 1.6.

NetBSD 10.99                      May 4, 2010                     NetBSD 10.99