PW_GETCONF(3)           NetBSD Library Functions Manual          PW_GETCONF(3)

NAME
     pw_getconf -- password encryption configuration access function

LIBRARY
     System Utilities Library (libutil, -lutil)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <util.h>

     void
     pw_getconf(char *data, size_t len, const char *key, const char *option);

DESCRIPTION
     The pw_getconf() function reads /etc/passwd.conf and retrieves the value
     of the option specified by option from the section given by key.  If no
     suitable entry is found for the key an empty string will be returned in
     data.

     To retrieve default values the key default can be used.  In this case, if
     /etc/passwd.conf does not exist or does not contain a default section,
     the built-in defaults will be returned.  They are as follows:

           option         data
           ypcipher       old
           localcipher    old

     An empty string is returned for all errors.

FILES
     /etc/passwd.conf

ERRORS
     pw_getconf() will fail if:

     [ENOTDIR]          There is no key in /etc/passwd.conf named key.

     [ENOENT]           There is no option named option in the specified key.

SEE ALSO
     passwd(5), passwd.conf(5)

HISTORY
     The pw_getconf() function first appeared in NetBSD 1.6.

NetBSD 5.0_STABLE               August 18, 2005              NetBSD 5.0_STABLE
