User authentication using text files, Dets, or Mnesia database.
This module provides for basic user authentication using textual files, Dets databases, or Mnesia databases.
Functions
GroupName = string()
UserName = string()
Options = [Option]
Option = {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}
Port = integer()
Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined
Dir = string()
AuthPassword = 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.
UserName = string()
Options = [Option]
Option = {password,Password} | {userData,UserData} | {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}
Password = string()
UserData = term()
Port = integer()
Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined
Dir = string()
AuthPassword =string()
Reason = term()
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.
Options = [Option]
Option = {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}
Port = integer()
Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined
Dir = string()
GroupName = string()
AuthPassword = 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.
GroupName = string()
UserName = string()
Options = [Option]
Option = {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}
Port = integer()
Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined
Dir = string()
AuthPassword = 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.
UserName = string()
Options = [Option]
Option = {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}
Port = integer()
Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined
Dir = string()
AuthPassword = 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.
UserName = string()
Options = [Option]
Option = {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}
Port = integer()
Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined
Dir = string()
AuthPassword = string()
Reason = term()
get_user/2, get_user/3
, and get_user/4
each
returns an httpd_user
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.
Options = [Option]
Option = {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}
Port = integer()
Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined
Dir = string()
Groups = list()
AuthPassword = string()
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.
GroupName = string()
Options = [Option]
Option = {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}
Port = integer()
Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined
Dir = string()
Users = list()
AuthPassword = string()
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.
Options = [Option]
Option = {port,Port} | {addr,Address} | {dir,Directory} | {authPassword,AuthPassword}
Port = integer()
Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined
Dir = string()
Users = list()
AuthPassword = string()
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.
Port = integer()
Address = {A,B,C,D} | string() | undefined
Dir = string()
GroupName = 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.