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AIX Version 4.3 Base Operating System and Extensions Technical Reference, Volume 1
getconfattr Subroutine
Purpose
Accesses the user information in the user database.
Library
Security Library (libc.a)
Syntax
#include <usersec.h>
#include <userconf.h>
int getconfattr (sys, Attribute, Value, Type)
char *sys;
char *Attribute;
void *Value;
int Type;
Description
The getconfattr subroutine reads a specified attribute from the user database.
Parameters
| sys |
System attribute. The following possible attributes are defined in the
userconf.h file.
- SC_SYS_LOGIN
- SC_SYS_USER
- SC_SYS_ADMUSER
- SC_SYS_AUDIT SEC_LIST
- SC_SYS_AUSERS SEC_LIST
- SC_SYS_ASYS SEC_LIST
- SC_SYS_ABIN SEC_LIST
- SC_SYS_ASTREAM SEC_LIST
|
| Attribute |
Specifies which attribute is read. The following possible attributes are defined in the usersec.h file:
- S_ID
- User ID. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
- S_PGRP
- Principle group name. The attribute type is SEC_CHAR.
- S_GROUPS
- Groups to which the user belongs. The attribute type is SEC_LIST.
- S_ADMGROUPS
- Groups for which the user is an administrator. The attribute type is SEC_LIST.
- S_ADMIN
- Administrative status of a user. The attribute type is SEC_BOOL.
- S_AUDITCLASSES
- Audit classes to which the user belongs. The attribute type is SEC_LIST.
- S_AUTHSYSTEM
- Defines the user's authentication method. The attribute type is SEC_CHAR.
- S_HOME
- Home directory. The attribute type is SEC_CHAR.
- S_SHELL
- Initial program run by a user. The attribute type is SEC_CHAR.
- S_GECOS
- Personal information for a user. The attribute type is SEC_CHAR.
- S_USRENV
- User-state environment variables. The attribute type is SEC_LIST.
- S_SYSENV
- Protected-state environment variables. The attribute type is SEC_LIST.
- S_LOGINCHK
- Specifies whether the user account can be used for local logins. The attribute type is SEC_BOOL.
- S_HISTEXPIRE
- Defines the period of time (in weeks) that a user cannot reuse a password. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
- S_HISTSIZE
- Specifies the number of previous passwords that the user cannot reuse. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
- S_MAXREPEAT
- Defines the maximum number of times a user can repeat a character in a new password. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
- S_MINAGE
- Defines the minimum age in weeks that the user's password must exist before the user can change it. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
- S_PWDCHECKS
- Defines the password restriction methods for this account. The attribute type is SEC_LIST.
- S_MINALPHA
- Defines the minimum number of alphabetic characters required in a new user's password. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
- S_MINDIFF
- Defines the minimum number of characters required in a new password that were not in the old password. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
- S_MINLEN
- Defines the minimum length of a user's password. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
- S_MINOTHER
- Defines the minimum number of non-alphabetic characters required in a new user's password. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
- S_DICTIONLIST
- Defines the password dictionaries for this account. The attribute type is SEC_LIST.
- S_SUCHK
- Specifies whether the user account can be accessed with the su command. Type SEC_BOOL.
- S_REGISTRY
- Defines the user's authentication registry. The attribute type is SEC_CHAR.
- S_RLOGINCHK
- Specifies whether the user account can be used for remote logins using the telnet or rlogin commands. The attribute type is SEC_BOOL.
- S_DAEMONCHK
- Specifies whether the user account can be used for daemon execution of programs and subsystems using the cron daemon or src. The attribute type is SEC_BOOL.
- S_TPATH
- Defines how the account may be used on the trusted path.
The attribute type is SEC_CHAR. This attribute must be one of the
following values:
- nosak
- The secure attention key is not enabled for this account.
- notsh
- The trusted shell cannot be accessed from this account.
- always
- This account may only run trusted programs.
- on
- Normal trusted-path processing applies.
- S_TTYS
- List of ttys that can or cannot be used to access this account. The attribute type is SEC_LIST.
- S_SUGROUPS
- Groups that can or cannot access this account. The attribute type is SEC_LIST.
- S_EXPIRATION
- Expiration date for this account, in seconds since the epoch. The attribute type is SEC_CHAR.
- S_AUTH1
- Primary authentication methods for this account. The attribute type is SEC_LIST.
- S_AUTH2
- Secondary authentication methods for this account. The attribute type is SEC_LIST.
- S_UFSIZE
- Process file size soft limit. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
- S_UCPU
- Process CPU time soft limit. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
- S_UDATA
- Process data segment size soft limit. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
- S_USTACK
- Process stack segment size soft limit. Type: SEC_INT.
- S_URSS
- Process real memory size soft limit. Type: SEC_INT.
- S_UCORE
- Process core file size soft limit. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
- S_PWD
- Specifies the value of the passwd
field in the /etc/passwd file. The attribute type is SEC_CHAR.
- S_UMASK
- File creation mask for a user. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
- S_LOCKED
- Specifies whether the user's account can be logged into. The attribute type is SEC_BOOL.
- S_UFSIZE_HARD
- Process file size hard limit. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
- S_UCPU_HARD
- Process CPU time hard limit. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
- S_UDATA_HARD
- Process data segment size hard limit. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
- S_USTACK_HARD
- Process stack segment size hard limit. Type: SEC_INT.
- S_URSS_HARD
- Process real memory size hard limit. Type: SEC_INT.
- S_UCORE_HARD
- Process core file size hard limit. The attribute type is SEC_INT.
Note:
These values are string constants that should be used by applications both
for convenience and to permit optimization in latter implementations.
|
| Type |
Specifies the type of attribute expected. Valid types are defined in the usersec.h file and include:
- SEC_INT
- The format of the attribute is an integer.
For the getuserattr subroutine, the user should supply a pointer to a defined integer variable. For the putuserattr subroutine, the user should supply an integer.
- SEC_CHAR
- The format of the attribute is a null-terminated character string.
- SEC_LIST
- The format of the attribute is a series of concatenated strings, each null-terminated. The last string in the series is terminated by two successive null characters.
- SEC_BOOL
- The format of the attribute from getuserattr is an integer with the value of either 0 (false) or 1 (true). The format of the attribute for putuserattr is a null-terminated string containing one of the following strings: true, false, yes, no, always, or never.
- SEC_COMMIT
- For the putuserattr subroutine, this value specified by itself indicates that changes to the named user are to be committed to permanent storage. The Attribute and Value parameters are ignored. If no user is specified, the changes to all modified users are committed to permanent storage.
- SEC_DELETE
- The corresponding attribute is deleted from the database.
- SEC_NEW
- Updates all the user database files with the new user name when using the putuserattr subroutine.
|
Security
| Mode |
File |
|---|
| rw |
/etc/security/user |
| rw |
/etc/security/limits |
| rw |
/etc/security/login.cfg |
Return Values
If successful, returns 0
If successful, returns -1
Error Codes
| ENOENT |
The specified User parameter does not exist or the attribute is not
defined for this user. |
Implementation Specifics
These subroutines are part of Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.
Files
| /etc/passwd |
Contains user IDs. |
Related Information
The getuserattr subroutine.
List of Security and Auditing Subroutines, Subroutines Overview in AIX Version 4.3 General Programming Concepts: Writing and Debugging Programs.
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