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.
    Author:
    Craig R. McClanahan
    • Method Detail

      • getUserConfig

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

        void setUserConfig​(UserConfig userConfig)
        Set the UserConfig listener with which we are associated.
        Parameters:
        userConfig - The new UserConfig listener
      • getHome

        java.lang.String getHome​(java.lang.String user)
        Parameters:
        user - User for which a home directory should be retrieved
        Returns:
        an absolute pathname to the home directory for the specified user.
      • getUsers

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