View Source mod_auth (inets v9.3)
User authentication using text files, Dets, or Mnesia database.
This module provides for basic user authentication using textual files, Dets databases, or Mnesia databases.
See also
Summary
Functions
Equivalent to add_group_member/5
.
add_group_member/3
, add_group_member/4
, and add_group_member/5
each 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 true
.
When add_group_members/3
is called, options Port
and Dir
are mandatory.
Equivalent to add_user/6
.
add_user(UserName, Password, UserData, Address, Port, Dir) -> true | {error, Reason}
Equivalent to delete_group/4
.
Equivalent to delete_group(GroupName, undefined, Port, Dir)
.
delete_group/2
, delete_group/3
, and delete_group/4
each deletes the group
specified and returns true
. If there is an error, {error, Reason}
is
returned. When delete_group/2
is called, option Port
and Dir
are
mandatory.
delete_group_member/3
, delete_group_member/4
, and delete_group_member/5
each deletes a user from a group. If the group or the user does not exist, this
function returns an error, otherwise true
. When delete_group_member/3
is
called, the options Port
and Dir
are mandatory.
Equivalent to delete_user/4
.
Equivalent to delete_user/4
.
delete_user/2
, delete_user/3
, and delete_user/4
each
deletes a user from the user database. If the operation is successful, this
function returns true
. If an error occurs, {error, Reason}
is returned. When
delete_user/2
is called, options Port
and Dir
are
mandatory.
Equivalent to get_user/4
.
Equivalent to get_user/4
.
get_user/2
, get_user/3
, and get_user/4
each returns an httpd_user/0
record containing the userdata for a specific user. If the user cannot be
found, {error, Reason}
is returned. When get_user/2
is called, options
Port
and Dir
are mandatory.
Equivalent to list_group_members/4
.
list_group_members/2
, list_group_members/3
, and list_group_members/4
each
lists the members of a specified group. If the group does not exist or there is
an error, {error, Reason}
is returned. When list_group_members/2
is called,
options Port
and Dir
are mandatory.
Equivalent to list_groups/3
.
Equivalent to list_groups/3
.
list_groups/1
, list_groups/2
, and list_groups/3
each lists all the groups
available. If there is an error, {error, Reason}
is returned. When
list_groups/1
is called, options Port
and Dir
are mandatory.
Equivalent to list_users/3
.
Equivalent to list_users/3
.
list_users/1
, list_users/2
, and list_users/3
each returns a list of users
in the user database for a specific Port/Dir
. When list_users/1
is called,
options Port
and Dir
are mandatory.
update_password/5
and update_password/6
each updates AuthAccessPassword
for the specified directory. If NewPassword
is equal to "NoPassword", no
password is required to change authorisation data. If NewPassword
is equal to
"DummyPassword", no changes can be done without changing the password first.
Types
Functions
-spec add_group_member(GroupName, UserName, Options) -> true | {error, Reason} when GroupName :: string(), UserName :: string(), Options :: [{port, Port} | {addr, Address} | {dir, Directory} | {authPassword, AuthPassword}], Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), AuthPassword :: string(), Reason :: term().
Equivalent to add_group_member/5
.
-spec add_group_member(GroupName, UserName, Port, Directory) -> true | {error, Reason} when GroupName :: string(), UserName :: string(), Port :: inet:port_number(), Directory :: string(), Reason :: term().
Equivalent to add_group_member/5
.
-spec add_group_member(GroupName, UserName, Address, Port, Directory) -> true | {error, Reason} when GroupName :: string(), UserName :: string(), Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), Reason :: term().
add_group_member/3
, add_group_member/4
, and add_group_member/5
each 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 true
.
When add_group_members/3
is called, options Port
and Dir
are mandatory.
-spec add_user(UserName, Options) -> true | {error, Reason} when UserName :: string(), Options :: [{password, Password} | {userData, UserData} | {port, Port} | {addr, Address} | {dir, Directory} | {authPassword, AuthPassword}], Password :: string(), UserData :: term(), Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), AuthPassword :: string(), Reason :: term().
Equivalent to add_user/6
.
-spec add_user(UserName, Password, UserData, Port, Directory) -> true | {error, Reason} when UserName :: string(), Password :: string(), UserData :: term(), Port :: inet:port_number(), Directory :: string(), Reason :: term().
Equivalent to add_user/6
.
-spec add_user(UserName, Password, UserData, Address, Port, Directory) -> true | {error, Reason} when UserName :: string(), Password :: string(), UserData :: term(), Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), Reason :: term().
add_user(UserName, Password, UserData, Address, Port, Dir) -> true | {error, Reason}
add_user/2, add_user/5
, and add_user/6
each adds a user to
the user database. If the operation is successful, this function returns true
.
If an error occurs, {error, Reason}
is returned. When
add_user/2
is called, options Password
, UserData
, Port
,
and Dir
are mandatory.
-spec delete_group(GroupName, Options) -> true | {error, Reason} when GroupName :: string(), Options :: [{port, Port} | {addr, Address} | {dir, Directory} | {authPassword, AuthPassword}], Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), AuthPassword :: string(), Reason :: term().
Equivalent to delete_group/4
.
-spec delete_group(GroupName, Port, Directory) -> true | {error, Reason} when GroupName :: string(), Port :: inet:port_number(), Directory :: string(), Reason :: term().
Equivalent to delete_group(GroupName, undefined, Port, Dir)
.
-spec delete_group(GroupName, Address, Port, Directory) -> true | {error, Reason} when GroupName :: string(), Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), Reason :: term().
delete_group/2
, delete_group/3
, and delete_group/4
each deletes the group
specified and returns true
. If there is an error, {error, Reason}
is
returned. When delete_group/2
is called, option Port
and Dir
are
mandatory.
-spec delete_group_member(GroupName, UserName, Options) -> true | {error, Reason} when GroupName :: string(), UserName :: string(), Options :: [{port, Port} | {addr, Address} | {dir, Directory} | {authPassword, AuthPassword}], Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), AuthPassword :: string(), Reason :: term().
Equivalent to delete_group_member/5
.
-spec delete_group_member(GroupName, UserName, Port, Directory) -> true | {error, Reason} when GroupName :: string(), UserName :: string(), Port :: inet:port_number(), Directory :: string(), Reason :: term().
Equivalent to delete_group_member/5
.
delete_group_member(GroupName, UserName, Address, Port, Directory)
View Source-spec delete_group_member(GroupName, UserName, Address, Port, Directory) -> true | {error, Reason} when GroupName :: string(), UserName :: string(), Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), Reason :: term().
delete_group_member/3
, delete_group_member/4
, and delete_group_member/5
each deletes a user from a group. If the group or the user does not exist, this
function returns an error, otherwise true
. When delete_group_member/3
is
called, the options Port
and Dir
are mandatory.
-spec delete_user(UserName, Options) -> true | {error, Reason} when UserName :: string(), Options :: [{port, Port} | {addr, Address} | {dir, Directory} | {authPassword, AuthPassword}], Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), AuthPassword :: string(), Reason :: term().
Equivalent to delete_user/4
.
-spec delete_user(UserName, Port, Directory) -> true | {error, Reason} when UserName :: string(), Port :: inet:port_number(), Directory :: string(), Reason :: term().
Equivalent to delete_user/4
.
-spec delete_user(UserName, Address, Port, Directory) -> true | {error, Reason} when UserName :: string(), Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), Reason :: term().
delete_user/2
, delete_user/3
, and delete_user/4
each
deletes a user from the user database. If the operation is successful, this
function returns true
. If an error occurs, {error, Reason}
is returned. When
delete_user/2
is called, options Port
and Dir
are
mandatory.
-spec get_user(UserName, Options) -> {ok, User} | {error, Reason} when UserName :: string(), Options :: [{port, Port} | {addr, Address} | {dir, Directory} | {authPassword, AuthPassword}], User :: httpd_user(), Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), AuthPassword :: string(), Reason :: term().
Equivalent to get_user/4
.
-spec get_user(UserName, Port, Directory) -> {ok, User} | {error, Reason} when UserName :: string(), User :: httpd_user(), Port :: inet:port_number(), Directory :: string(), Reason :: term().
Equivalent to get_user/4
.
-spec get_user(UserName, Address, Port, Directory) -> {ok, User} | {error, Reason} when UserName :: string(), User :: httpd_user(), Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), Reason :: term().
get_user/2
, get_user/3
, and get_user/4
each returns an httpd_user/0
record containing the userdata for a specific user. If the user cannot be
found, {error, Reason}
is returned. When get_user/2
is called, options
Port
and Dir
are mandatory.
-spec list_group_members(GroupName, Options) -> {ok, Users} | {error, Reason} when GroupName :: string(), Options :: [{port, Port} | {addr, Address} | {dir, Directory} | {authPassword, AuthPassword}], Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), Users :: [httpd_user()], AuthPassword :: string(), Reason :: term().
Equivalent to list_group_members/4
.
-spec list_group_members(GroupName, Port, Directory) -> {ok, Users} | {error, Reason} when GroupName :: string(), Port :: inet:port_number(), Directory :: string(), Users :: [httpd_user()], Reason :: term().
Equivalent to list_group_members/4
.
-spec list_group_members(GroupName, Address, Port, Directory) -> {ok, Users} | {error, Reason} when GroupName :: string(), Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), Users :: [httpd_user()], Reason :: term().
list_group_members/2
, list_group_members/3
, and list_group_members/4
each
lists the members of a specified group. If the group does not exist or there is
an error, {error, Reason}
is returned. When list_group_members/2
is called,
options Port
and Dir
are mandatory.
-spec list_groups(Options) -> {ok, Groups} | {error, Reason} when Options :: [{port, Port} | {addr, Address} | {dir, Directory} | {authPassword, AuthPassword}], Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), Groups :: [httpd_group()], AuthPassword :: string(), Reason :: term().
Equivalent to list_groups/3
.
-spec list_groups(Port, Directory) -> {ok, Groups} | {error, Reason} when Port :: inet:port_number(), Directory :: string(), Groups :: [httpd_group()], Reason :: term().
Equivalent to list_groups/3
.
-spec list_groups(Address, Port, Directory) -> {ok, Groups} | {error, Reason} when Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), Groups :: [httpd_group()], Reason :: term().
list_groups/1
, list_groups/2
, and list_groups/3
each lists all the groups
available. If there is an error, {error, Reason}
is returned. When
list_groups/1
is called, options Port
and Dir
are mandatory.
-spec list_users(Options) -> {ok, Users} | {error, Reason} when Options :: [{port, Port} | {addr, Address} | {dir, Directory} | {authPassword, AuthPassword}], Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), Users :: [httpd_user()], AuthPassword :: string(), Reason :: atom().
Equivalent to list_users/3
.
-spec list_users(Port, Directory) -> {ok, Users} | {error, Reason} when Port :: inet:port_number(), Directory :: string(), Users :: [httpd_user()], Reason :: atom().
Equivalent to list_users/3
.
-spec list_users(Address, Port, Directory) -> {ok, Users} | {error, Reason} when Port :: inet:port_number(), Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Directory :: string(), Users :: [httpd_user()], Reason :: atom().
list_users/1
, list_users/2
, and list_users/3
each returns a list of users
in the user database for a specific Port/Dir
. When list_users/1
is called,
options Port
and Dir
are mandatory.
-spec update_password(Port, Dir, OldPassword, NewPassword, NewPassword) -> ok | {error, Reason} when Port :: inet:port_number(), Dir :: string(), OldPassword :: string(), NewPassword :: string(), Reason :: term().
Equivalent to update_password/6
.
update_password(Address, Port, Dir, OldPassword, NewPassword, NewPassword)
View Source-spec update_password(Address, Port, Dir, OldPassword, NewPassword, NewPassword) -> ok | {error, Reason} when Address :: inet:ip4_address() | inet:ip6_address() | string() | undefined, Port :: inet:port_number(), Dir :: string(), OldPassword :: string(), NewPassword :: string(), Reason :: term().
update_password/5
and update_password/6
each updates AuthAccessPassword
for the specified directory. If NewPassword
is equal to "NoPassword", no
password is required to change authorisation data. If NewPassword
is equal to
"DummyPassword", no changes can be done without changing the password first.