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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libspwd.tex b/Doc/lib/libspwd.tex deleted file mode 100644 index 5f0e6f1..0000000 --- a/Doc/lib/libspwd.tex +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -\section{\module{spwd} --- - The shadow password database} - -\declaremodule{builtin}{spwd} - \platform{Unix} -\modulesynopsis{The shadow password database (\function{getspnam()} and friends).} -\versionadded{2.5} - -This module provides access to the \UNIX{} shadow password database. -It is available on various \UNIX{} versions. - -You must have enough privileges to access the shadow password database -(this usually means you have to be root). - -Shadow password database entries are reported as a tuple-like object, whose -attributes correspond to the members of the \code{spwd} structure -(Attribute field below, see \code{<shadow.h>}): - -\begin{tableiii}{r|l|l}{textrm}{Index}{Attribute}{Meaning} - \lineiii{0}{\code{sp_nam}}{Login name} - \lineiii{1}{\code{sp_pwd}}{Encrypted password} - \lineiii{2}{\code{sp_lstchg}}{Date of last change} - \lineiii{3}{\code{sp_min}}{Minimal number of days between changes} - \lineiii{4}{\code{sp_max}}{Maximum number of days between changes} - \lineiii{5}{\code{sp_warn}}{Number of days before password expires to warn user about it} - \lineiii{6}{\code{sp_inact}}{Number of days after password expires until account is blocked} - \lineiii{7}{\code{sp_expire}}{Number of days since 1970-01-01 until account is disabled} - \lineiii{8}{\code{sp_flag}}{Reserved} -\end{tableiii} - -The sp_nam and sp_pwd items are strings, all others are integers. -\exception{KeyError} is raised if the entry asked for cannot be found. - -It defines the following items: - -\begin{funcdesc}{getspnam}{name} -Return the shadow password database entry for the given user name. -\end{funcdesc} - -\begin{funcdesc}{getspall}{} -Return a list of all available shadow password database entries, in arbitrary order. -\end{funcdesc} - - -\begin{seealso} - \seemodule{grp}{An interface to the group database, similar to this.} - \seemodule{pwd}{An interface to the normal password database, similar to this.} -\end{seealso} |