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- The pw_setprefix() function defines the root directory used for passwd file updates. If the prefix is set to /newroot pw_lock() will operate on /newroot/etc/ptmp afterwards. The default prefix is an empty string. - The pw_getprefix() function returns the root directory which is currently used for passwd file updates.
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.\" $NetBSD: pw_lock.3,v 1.6 2000/12/06 13:37:53 tron Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1995
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.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" This code is derived from software developed by the Computer Systems
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.\" Engineering group at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory under DARPA contract
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.\" BG 91-66 and contributed to Berkeley.
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.\"
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.\" This product includes software developed by the University of
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.Dd December 15, 1995
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.Dt PW_LOCK 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm pw_lock ,
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.Nm pw_mkdb ,
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.Nm pw_abort ,
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.Nm pw_setprefix ,
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.Nm pw_getprefix
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.Nd passwd file update functions
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libutil
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Fd #include <util.h>
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.Ft int
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.Fn pw_lock "int retries"
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.Ft int
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.Fn pw_mkdb "void"
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.Ft void
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.Fn pw_abort "void"
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.Ft void
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.Fn pw_error "const char *name" "int err" "int eval"
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.Ft int
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.Fn pw_setprefix "const char *new_prefix"
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.Ft "const char *"
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.Fn pw_getprefix "void"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn pw_lock ,
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.Fn pw_mkdb ,
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and
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.Fn pw_abort
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functions allow a program to update the system passwd database.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn pw_lock
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function attempts to lock the passwd database by creating the file
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.Pa /etc/ptmp ,
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and returns the file descriptor of that file. If
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.Fa retries
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is greater than zero,
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.Fn pw_lock
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will try multiple times to open
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.Pa /etc/ptmp ,
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waiting one second between tries. In addition to being a lock file,
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.Pa /etc/ptmp
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will also hold the contents of the new passwd file.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn pw_mkdb
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function updates the passwd file from the contents of
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.Pa /etc/ptmp .
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You should finish writing to and close the file descriptor returned by
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.Fn pw_lock
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before calling
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.Fn pw_mkdb .
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If
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.Fn pw_mkdb
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fails and you do not wish to retry, you should make sure to call
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.Fn pw_abort
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to clean up the lock file.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn pw_abort
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function aborts a passwd file update by deleting
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.Pa /etc/ptmp .
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The passwd database remains unchanged.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn pw_setprefix
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function defines the root directory used for passwd file updates. If
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the prefix is set to
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.Pa /newroot
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.Fn pw_lock
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will operate on
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.Pa /newroot/etc/ptmp
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afterwards. The default prefix is an empty string.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn pw_getprefix
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function returns the root directory which is currently used for passwd file
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updates.
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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The
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.Fn pw_lock
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and
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.Fn pw_mkdb
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functions return -1 if they are unable to complete properly.
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width /etc/master.passwd -compact
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.It Pa /etc/master.passwd
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.It Pa /etc/ptmp
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr pw_init 3
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