Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 21:35:45 -0800 (PST) From: Gabor Esperon <gesperon@yahoo.com> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fwd: About *pwent() functions Message-ID: <20040122053545.66503.qmail@web11508.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20040121224749.GB36113@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk>
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--- Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 02:31:12PM -0800, Gabor > Esperon wrote: > > I need some function to add a user to the system, > > something like the addpwent implemented in pw(8) > user > > and program but freebsd only have functions like: > > There aren't functions to add user accounts via a C > api in the > standard FreeBSD system libraries. There are > various applications > that will do the job for you -- pw(8) is probably > the best choice -- > and it shouldn't be too hard to fork(2) and > execve(2) it > with an appropriate set of command line arguments. I am implementing a PAM module that authenticate and create a user on demand according to some parameters and PAM modules not allow file execution. > Or if you know that you're using the local password > file, then you can > write code that locks master.passwd, appends a line > with the correct > data, unlocks it and runs pwd_mkdb(8). Yes I'm using the local password file. Which APIs should i use to implement pwd_mkdb(8)? > Cheers, > > Matthew > > -- > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. > 26 The Paddocks > > Savill Way > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey > Marlow > Tel: +44 1628 476614 > Bucks., SL7 1TH UK > > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature ===== Gabor Net/Sys Admin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/
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