Interface UserDatabase

All Known Implementing Classes:
HomesUserDatabase, PasswdUserDatabase
public interface UserDatabase
Abstraction of the set of users defined by the operating system on the current server platform.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getHome(String user)
    Return an absolute pathname to the home directory for the specified user.
    UserConfig
    getUserConfig()
    Return the UserConfig listener with which we are associated.
    Enumeration<String>
    getUsers()
    Return an enumeration of the usernames defined on this server.
    void
    setUserConfig(UserConfig userConfig)
    Set the UserConfig listener with which this UserDatabase is associated.

  • Method Details

    • getUserConfig

      UserConfig getUserConfig()
      Return the UserConfig listener with which we are associated.
      Returns:
      the UserConfig listener

    • setUserConfig

      void setUserConfig(UserConfig userConfig)
      Set the UserConfig listener with which this UserDatabase is associated.
      Parameters:
      userConfig - The new UserConfig listener

    • getHome

      String getHome(String user)
      Return an absolute pathname to the home directory for the specified user.
      Parameters:
      user - User for which a home directory should be retrieved
      Returns:
      the home directory path

    • getUsers

      Enumeration<String> getUsers()
      Return an enumeration of the usernames defined on this server.
      Returns:
      the enumeration of usernames