Name

File::UnixAuth - Read and write the Unix authentication files

Version

Describes version v0.26.$Rev: 3 $ of File::UnixAuth

Synopsis

use File::UnixAuth;

my $unixauth_ref = File::UnixAuth->new( $unixauth_attributes );

Description

Extends File::DataClass::Schema. Provides for the reading and writing of the the Unix /etc/group, /etc/passwd, and /etc/shadow files.

Since these files share a common format they all use the the same storage class File::UnixAuth::Storage. Defines three result sources; group, passwd, and shadow

Configuration and Environment

Defines these attributes;

• post_update_hook

  A code reference that is called after an update completes. Defaults to undef. If set to:

    sub { qx( 'grpconv' ) }
  

  then the file /etc/gshadow will be updated

• result_source_attributes

  Defines the result sources and their attributes

• source_name

  A required string. Selects the required result source. Set to one of; group, passwd, or shadow

• storage_attributes

  Change the defaults to create a backup file with a .bak extension

Modifies these methods;

• resultset
• source

Subroutines/Methods

None

Diagnostics

None

Dependencies

• File::DataClass::Schema
• File::UnixAuth::Result
• Moo

Incompatibilities

There are no known incompatibilities in this module

Bugs and Limitations

There are no known bugs in this module. Please report problems to the address below. Patches are welcome

Author

Peter Flanigan, <pjfl@cpan.org>

License and Copyright

Copyright (c) 2021 Peter Flanigan. All rights reserved

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE