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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
-
- accounts.library/AllocGroupInfo
- accounts.library/AllocUserInfo
- accounts.library/FreeGroupInfo
- accounts.library/FreeUserInfo
- accounts.library/IDToGroup
- accounts.library/IDToUser
- accounts.library/MemberOf
- accounts.library/NameToGroup
- accounts.library/NameToUser
- accounts.library/NextGroup
- accounts.library/NextMember
- accounts.library/NextUser
- accounts.library/VerifyUser
- accounts.library/IDToUser
- accounts.library/AllocGroupInfo accounts.library/AllocGroupInfo
-
- NAME
- AllocGroupInfo -- Allocate a GroupInfo structure.
-
- SYNOPSIS
- groupinfo = AllocGroupInfo()
- D0
-
- struct GroupInfo *AllocGroupInfo(void);
-
- FUNCTION
- Allocates a structure for holding group information. You *must*
- use this function for allocating a GroupInfo structure, or you
- risk not being compatible with future versions of
- accounts.library.
-
- INPUTS
- None
-
- RESULT
- groupinfo - A pointer to a freshly allocated GroupInfo structure, or
- NULL of not enough memory was available.
-
- NOTES
- GroupInfo structures must be free with a call to FreeGroupInfo().
-
- SEE ALSO
- FreeGroupInfo()
-
- accounts.library/AllocUserInfo accounts.library/AllocUserInfo
-
- NAME
- AllocUserInfo -- Allocate a UserInfo structure.
-
- SYNOPSIS
- userinfo = AllocUserInfo()
- D0
-
- struct UserInfo *AllocUserInfo(void);
-
- FUNCTION
- Allocates a structure for holding user information. You *must*
- use this function for allocating a UserInfo structure, or you
- risk not being compatible with future versions of
- accounts.library.
-
- INPUTS
- None
-
- RESULT
- userinfo - A pointer to a freshly allocated UserInfo structure, or
- NULL of not enough memory was available.
-
- NOTES
- UserInfo structures must be free with a call to FreeUserInfo().
-
- SEE ALSO
- FreeUserInfo()
-
- accounts.library/FreeGroupInfo accounts.library/FreeGroupInfo
-
- NAME
- FreeGroupInfo -- Free a GroupInfo structure.
-
- SYNOPSIS
- FreeGroupInfo(groupinfo)
- A0
-
- VOID FreeGroupInfo (struct GroupInfo *);
-
- FUNCTION
- Frees a GroupInfo structure that was allocated with AllocGroupInfo().
-
- INPUTS
- groupinfo - pointer to the GroupInfo strcture that you want to free.
-
- RESULT
- None
-
- NOTES
- *Never* use this function to free a GroupInfo structure that wasn't
- allocated with AllocGroupInfo().
-
- SEE ALSO
- AllocGroupInfo()
-
- accounts.library/FreeUserInfo accounts.library/FreeUserInfo
-
- NAME
- FreeUserInfo -- Free a UserInfo structure.
-
- SYNOPSIS
- FreeUserInfo(userinfo)
- A0
-
- VOID FreeUserInfo (struct UserInfo *);
-
- FUNCTION
- Frees a UserInfo structure that was allocated with AllocUserInfo().
-
- INPUTS
- userinfo - pointer to the UserInfo strcture that you want to free.
-
- RESULT
- None
-
- NOTES
- *Never* use this function to free a UserInfo structure that wasn't
- allocated with AllocUserInfo().
-
- SEE ALSO
- AllocUserInfo()
-
- accounts.library/IDToGroup accounts.library/IDToGroup
-
- NAME
- IDToGroup - Find a group by GID
-
- SYNOPSIS
- error = IDToGroup(groupid, groupinfo)
- D0 D0 A0
-
- ULONG IDToGroup(UWORD, struct GroupInfo *)
-
- FUNCTION
- This function will try to find a group by his/her UID. If
- successfuly, the GroupInfo will be filled in with the group's
- name and GID.
-
- INPUTS
- groupid - the 16-bit groupid if the group you are looking for.
- groupinfo - Pointer to a GroupInfo structure to fill in.
-
- RESULTS
- Returns 0 if the group is a member of the group, or an error.
- Please see <envoy/errors.h> for possible error codes.
-
- SEE ALSO
-
- accounts.library/IDToUser accounts.library/IDToUser
-
- NAME
- IDToUser - Find a user by UID
-
- SYNOPSIS
- error = IDToUser(userid, userinfo)
- D0 D0 A0
-
- ULONG IDToUser(UWORD, struct UserInfo *)
-
- FUNCTION
- This function will try to find a user by his/her UID. If
- successfuly, the UserInfo will be filled in with the user's
- name, UID, primary GID and flags.
-
- INPUTS
- userid - the 16-bit userid if the user you are looking for.
- userinfo - Pointer to a UserInfo structure to fill in.
-
- RESULTS
- Returns 0 if the user is a member of the group, or an error.
- Please see <envoy/errors.h> for possible error codes.
-
- SEE ALSO
-
- accounts.library/MemberOf accounts.library/MemberOf
-
- NAME
- MemberOf -- Verify a user's group membership.
-
- SYNOPSIS
- error = MemberOf(group, user)
- D0 A0 A1
-
- ULONG MemberOf(struct GroupInfo *, struct UserInfo *)
-
- FUNCTION
- This function will consult the users and groups database to see
- if the given user is a member of the given group.
-
- INPUTS
- group - Pointer to a GroupInfo that is filled in with the name
- of the group or the group's GID.
- user - Pointer to a UserInfo that is filled in with the name of
- the user or the user's UID.
-
- RESULTS
- Returns 0 if the user is a member of the group, or an error.
- Please see <envoy/errors.h> for possible error codes.
-
- SEE ALSO
-
- accounts.library/NameToGroup accounts.library/NameToGroup
-
- NAME
- NameToGroup -- Find a group by name.
-
- SYNOPSIS
- error = NameToGroup(groupName, groupinfo)
- D0 A0 A1
-
- ULONG NameToGroup(STRPTR, struct GroupInfo *)
-
- FUNCTION
- This function will try to find a named group in the groups
- database and then fill in the GroupInfo structure with the
- group's name and GID.
-
- INPUTS
- groupName - The name of the group you want information fo.
- groupinfo - A GroupInfo structure to be filled in.
-
- RESULTS
- Returns 0 if the user is a member of the group, or an error.
- Please see <envoy/errors.h> for possible error codes.
-
- SEE ALSO
-
- accounts.library/NameToUser accounts.library/NameToUser
-
- NAME
- NameToUser -- Find a user by name.
-
- SYNOPSIS
- error = NameToUser(userName, userinfo)
- D0 A0 A1
-
- ULONG NameToUser(STRPTR username, struct UserInfo *)
-
- FUNCTION
- This function will try to find a user given a user's name. If the
- user exists in the users database, the UserInfo struct will be
- filled in with the user's name, UID, primary GID, and flags.
-
- INPUTS
- userName - The name of the user you want information for.
- userinfo - A UserInfo structure to be filled in.
-
- RESULTS
- Returns 0 if the user is a member of the group, or an error.
- Please see <envoy/errors.h> for possible error codes.
-
- SEE ALSO
-
- accounts.library/NextGroup accounts.library/NextGroup
-
- NAME
- NextGroup - Scan through the group database.
-
- SYNOPSIS
- error = NextGroup(groupinfo)
- D0 A0
-
- ULONG NextGroup(struct GroupInfo *)
-
- FUNCTION
- This function is used for building a list of all groups on the
- system. The first time you call NextGroup, the ui_GroupID of the
- GroupInfo structure should be filled in with 0.
-
- Each call to NextGroup() will fill in the GroupInfo structure with
- the next group in the database. When all group's have been listed,
- NextGroup() will return with ENVOYERR_LASTGROUP.
-
- INPUTS
- groupinfo - Pointer to a GroupInfo structure to fill in with the
- next Group in the database.
-
- RESULTS
- Returns 0 until the last group is filled in, and then returns
- ENVOYERR_LASTGROUP. You *must* check for other possible error
- conditions as well.
-
- SEE ALSO
- NextUser(), NextMember()
-
- accounts.library/NextMember accounts.library/NextMember
-
- NAME
- NextMember - Scan through the a group's member list.
-
- SYNOPSIS
- error = NextMember(groupinfo, userinfo)
- D0 A0 A1
-
- ULONG NextMember(struct GroupInfo *, struct UserInfo *)
-
- FUNCTION
- This function is used for building a list of all members in a
- group. The first time you call NextMember, the ui_UserID of the
- UserInfo structure should be filled in with 0. The GroupInfo
- structure should contain either the GID or the name of the group
- that you want to scan. If both are given, the GID will have
- priority.
-
- Each call to NextMember() will fill in the UserInfo structure with
- the next user in the group. When all users's have been listed,
- NextMember() will return with ENVOYERR_LASTMEMBER.
-
- INPUTS
- groupinfo - Pointer to a GroupInfo structure that is filled in
- for the group you want to scan.
- userinfo - Pointer to a UserInfo structure to fill in with the
- next member of the group.
-
- RESULTS
- Returns 0 until the last group is filled in, and then returns
- ENVOYERR_LASTMEMBER. You *must* check for other possible error
- conditions as well.
-
- SEE ALSO
- NextUser(), NextGroup()
-
- accounts.library/NextUser accounts.library/NextUser
-
- NAME
- NextUser - Scan through the user database.
-
- SYNOPSIS
- error = NextUser(userinfo)
- D0 A0
-
- ULONG NextUser(struct UserInfo *)
-
- FUNCTION
- This function is used for building a list of all user's on the
- system. The first time you call NextUser, the ui_UserID of the
- UserInfo structure should be filled in with 0.
-
- Each call to NextUser() will fill in the UserInfo structure with
- the next user in the database. When all user's have been listed,
- NextUser() will return with ENVOYERR_LASTUSER.
-
- INPUTS
- userinfo - Pointer to a UserInfo structure to fill in with the
- next User in the database.
-
- RESULTS
- Returns 0 until the last user is filled in, and then returns
- ENVOYERR_LASTUSER. You *must* check for other possible error
- conditions as well.
-
- SEE ALSO
- NextGroup(), NextMember()
-
- accounts.library/VerifyUser accounts.library/VerifyUser
-
- NAME
- VerifyUser -- Verify a user's name and password.
-
- SYNOPSIS
- error = VerifyUser(username, password, userinfo)
- D0 A0 A1 A2
-
- ULONG VerifyUser(STRPTR, STRPTR, struct UserInfo *)
-
- FUNCTION
- This function will consult the Users database and check to see
- if the username and password given are vaild. If they are,
- accounts.library will fill in the UserInfo structure with the
- user's UID, primary GID, and the flags set for that user.
-
- INPUTS
- username - pointer to a user name.
- password - pointer to a user's password.
- userinfo - pointer to a struct UserInfo.
-
- RESULTS
- VerifyUser() will return 0 if the user and password were vaild.
- Otherwise, an error code will be returned. Please see
- <envoy/errors.h> for possible error codes.
-
- SEE ALSO
-
- accounts.library/IDToUser accounts.library/IDToUser
-
- NAME
- IDToUser - Find a user by UID
-
- SYNOPSIS
- error = IDToUser(userid, userinfo)
- D0 D0 A0
-
- ULONG IDToUser(UWORD, struct UserInfo *)
-
- FUNCTION
- This function will try to find a user by his/her UID. If
- successfuly, the UserInfo will be filled in with the user's
- name, UID, primary GID and flags.
-
- INPUTS
- userid - the 16-bit userid if the user you are looking for.
- userinfo - Pointer to a UserInfo structure to fill in.
-
- RESULTS
- Returns 0 if the user is a member of the group, or an error.
- Please see <envoy/errors.h> for possible error codes.
-
- SEE ALSO
-
-