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diff --git a/lib/inets/doc/src/mod_auth.xml b/lib/inets/doc/src/mod_auth.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f3628c8297 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/inets/doc/src/mod_auth.xml @@ -0,0 +1,287 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?> +<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd"> + +<erlref> + <header> + <copyright> + <year>1997</year><year>2009</year> + <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> + </copyright> + <legalnotice> + The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License, + Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in + compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the + Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be + retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/. + + Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" + basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See + the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations + under the License. + + </legalnotice> + + <title>mod_auth</title> + <prepared>Joakim Grebenö</prepared> + <docno></docno> + <date>1997-10-14</date> + <rev>2.3</rev> + <file>mod_auth.sgml</file> + </header> + <module>mod_auth</module> + <modulesummary>User authentication using text files, dets or mnesia database.</modulesummary> + <description> + <p>This module provides for basic user authentication using + textual files, dets databases as well as mnesia databases. </p> + </description> + <funcs> + <func> + <name>add_user(UserName, Options) -> true| {error, Reason}</name> + <name>add_user(UserName, Password, UserData, Port, Dir) -> true | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>add_user(UserName, Password, UserData, Address, Port, Dir) -> true | {error, Reason}</name> + <fsummary>Add a user to the user database.</fsummary> + <type> + <v>UserName = string()</v> + <v>Options = [Option]</v> + <v>Option = {password,Password} | {userData,UserData} | {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}</v> + <v>Password = string()</v> + <v>UserData = term()</v> + <v>Port = integer()</v> + <v>Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined</v> + <v>Dir = string()</v> + <v>AuthPassword =string()</v> + <v>Reason = term()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <marker id="user_api"></marker> + <marker id="add_user"></marker> + <p><c>add_user/2, add_user/5</c> and <c>add_user/6</c> adds a user to the user + database. If the operation is successful, this function returns + <c>true</c>. If an error occurs, <c>{error,Reason}</c> is returned. When <c>add_user/2</c> + is called the Password, UserData Port and Dir options is mandatory.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name>delete_user(UserName,Options) -> true | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>delete_user(UserName, Port, Dir) -> true | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>delete_user(UserName, Address, Port, Dir) -> true | {error, Reason}</name> + <fsummary>Delete a user from the user database.</fsummary> + <type> + <v>UserName = string()</v> + <v>Options = [Option]</v> + <v>Option = {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}</v> + <v>Port = integer()</v> + <v>Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined</v> + <v>Dir = string()</v> + <v>AuthPassword = string()</v> + <v>Reason = term()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <marker id="delete_user"></marker> + <p><c>delete_user/2, delete_user/3</c> and <c>delete_user/4</c> + deletes a user + from the user database. If the operation is succesfull, this + function returns <c>true</c>. If an error occurs, + <c>{error,Reason}</c> is returned. When <c>delete_user/2</c> is + called the Port and Dir options are mandatory.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name>get_user(UserName,Options) -> {ok, #httpd_user} |{error, Reason}</name> + <name>get_user(UserName, Port, Dir) -> {ok, #httpd_user} | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>get_user(UserName, Address, Port, Dir) -> {ok, #httpd_user} | {error, Reason}</name> + <fsummary>Returns a user from the user database.</fsummary> + <type> + <v>UserName = string()</v> + <v>Options = [Option]</v> + <v>Option = {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}</v> + <v>Port = integer()</v> + <v>Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined</v> + <v>Dir = string()</v> + <v>AuthPassword = string()</v> + <v>Reason = term()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <marker id="get_user"></marker> + <p><c>get_user/2, get_user/3</c> and <c>get_user/4</c> returns a + <c>httpd_user</c> record containing the userdata for a + specific user. If the user cannot be found, <c>{error, Reason}</c> + is returned. When <c>get_user/2</c> is called the Port and Dir + options are mandatory.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name>list_users(Options) -> {ok, Users} | {error, Reason} <name>list_users(Port, Dir) -> {ok, Users} | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>list_users(Address, Port, Dir) -> {ok, Users} | {error, Reason}</name> + <fsummary>List users in the user database.</fsummary> + <type> + <v>Options = [Option]</v> + <v>Option = {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}</v> + <v>Port = integer()</v> + <v>Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined</v> + <v>Dir = string()</v> + <v>Users = list()</v> + <v>AuthPassword = string()</v> + <v>Reason = atom()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <marker id="list_users"></marker> + <p><c>list_users/1, list_users/2</c> and <c>list_users/3</c> returns a list + of users in the user database for a specific <c>Port/Dir</c>. + When <c>list_users/1</c> is called the Port and Dir + options are mandatory.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name>add_group_member(GroupName, UserName, Options) -> true | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>add_group_member(GroupName, UserName, Port, Dir) -> true | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>add_group_member(GroupName, UserName, Address, Port, Dir) -> true | {error, Reason}</name> + <fsummary>Add a user to a group.</fsummary> + <type> + <v>GroupName = string()</v> + <v>UserName = string()</v> + <v>Options = [Option]</v> + <v>Option = {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}</v> + <v>Port = integer()</v> + <v>Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined</v> + <v>Dir = string()</v> + <v>AuthPassword = string()</v> + <v>Reason = term()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <marker id="add_group_member"></marker> + <p><c>add_group_member/3, add_group_member/4</c> and <c>add_group_member/5</c> + adds a user to a group. If the group does not exist, it + is created and the user is added to the group. Upon successful + operation, this function returns <c>true</c>. When <c>add_group_members/3</c> + is called the Port and Dir options are mandatory.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name>delete_group_member(GroupName, UserName, Options) -> true | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>delete_group_member(GroupName, UserName, Port, Dir) -> true | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>delete_group_member(GroupName, UserName, Address, Port, Dir) -> true | {error, Reason}</name> + <fsummary>Remove a user from a group.</fsummary> + <type> + <v>GroupName = string()</v> + <v>UserName = string()</v> + <v>Options = [Option]</v> + <v>Option = {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}</v> + <v>Port = integer()</v> + <v>Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined</v> + <v>Dir = string()</v> + <v>AuthPassword = string()</v> + <v>Reason = term()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <marker id="delete_group_member"></marker> + <p><c>delete_group_member/3, delete_group_member/4</c> and <c>delete_group_member/5</c> deletes a user from a group. + If the group or the user does not exist, + this function returns an error, otherwise it returns <c>true</c>. + When <c>delete_group_member/3</c> is called the Port and Dir options + are mandatory.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name>list_group_members(GroupName, Options) -> {ok, Users} | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>list_group_members(GroupName, Port, Dir) -> {ok, Users} | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>list_group_members(GroupName, Address, Port, Dir) -> {ok, Users} | {error, Reason}</name> + <fsummary>List the members of a group.</fsummary> + <type> + <v>GroupName = string()</v> + <v>Options = [Option]</v> + <v>Option = {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}</v> + <v>Port = integer()</v> + <v>Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined</v> + <v>Dir = string()</v> + <v>Users = list()</v> + <v>AuthPassword = string()</v> + <v>Reason = term()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <marker id="list_group_members"></marker> + <p><c>list_group_members/2, list_group_members/3</c> and <c>list_group_members/4</c> + lists the members of a specified group. If the group does not + exist or there is an error, <c>{error, Reason}</c> is returned. + When <c>list_group_members/2</c> is called the Port and Dir options + are mandatory.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name>list_groups(Options) -> {ok, Groups} | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>list_groups(Port, Dir) -> {ok, Groups} | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>list_groups(Address, Port, Dir) -> {ok, Groups} | {error, Reason}</name> + <fsummary>List all the groups.</fsummary> + <type> + <v>Options = [Option]</v> + <v>Option = {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}</v> + <v>Port = integer()</v> + <v>Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined</v> + <v>Dir = string()</v> + <v>Groups = list()</v> + <v>AuthPassword = string()</v> + <v>Reason = term()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <marker id="list_groups"></marker> + <p><c>list_groups/1, list_groups/2</c> and <c>list_groups/3</c> lists all + the groups available. If there is an error, <c>{error, Reason}</c> + is returned. When <c>list_groups/1</c> is called the Port and Dir options + are mandatory.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name>delete_group(GroupName, Options) -> true | {error,Reason} <name>delete_group(GroupName, Port, Dir) -> true | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>delete_group(GroupName, Address, Port, Dir) -> true | {error, Reason}</name> + <fsummary>Deletes a group</fsummary> + <type> + <v>Options = [Option]</v> + <v>Option = {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}</v> + <v>Port = integer()</v> + <v>Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined</v> + <v>Dir = string()</v> + <v>GroupName = string()</v> + <v>AuthPassword = string()</v> + <v>Reason = term()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <marker id="delete_group"></marker> + <p><c>delete_group/2, delete_group/3</c> and <c>delete_group/4</c> deletes the + group specified and returns <c>true</c>. If there is an error, + <c>{error, Reason}</c> is returned. When <c>delete_group/2</c> is called the + Port and Dir options are mandatory.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name>update_password(Port, Dir, OldPassword, NewPassword, NewPassword) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>update_password(Address,Port, Dir, OldPassword, NewPassword, NewPassword) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name> + <fsummary>Change the AuthAcessPassword</fsummary> + <type> + <v>Port = integer()</v> + <v>Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined</v> + <v>Dir = string()</v> + <v>GroupName = string()</v> + <v>OldPassword = string()</v> + <v>NewPassword = string()</v> + <v>Reason = term()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <marker id="update_password"></marker> + <p><c>update_password/5</c> and <c>update_password/6</c> Updates the AuthAccessPassword + for the specified directory. If NewPassword is equal to "NoPassword" no password is requires to + change authorisation data. If NewPassword is equal to "DummyPassword" no changes can be done + without changing the password first.</p> + </desc> + </func> + </funcs> + + <section> + <marker id="see_also"></marker> + <title>SEE ALSO</title> + <p><seealso marker="httpd">httpd(3)</seealso>, + <seealso marker="mod_alias">mod_alias(3)</seealso>,</p> + </section> + +</erlref> + + |