org.apache.catalina.startup
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

getUserConfig

UserConfig getUserConfig()

Return 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)

Return an absolute pathname to the home directory for the specified user.

Parameters:

user - User for which a home directory should be retrieved

getUsers

java.util.Enumeration getUsers()

Return an enumeration of the usernames defined on this server.