Name

CatalystX::Usul::Roles::Unix - Group management for the Unix OS

Version

0.7.$Revision: 1181 $

Synopsis

   use CatalystX::Usul::Roles::Unix;

   my $class = CatalystX::Usul::Roles::Unix;

   my $role_obj = $class->new( $attrs, $app );

Description

Methods to manipulate the group file which defaults to /etc/group. This class implements the methods required by it's base class

Subroutines/Methods

new

Constructor

add_user_to_role

   $role_obj->add_user_to_role( $group, $user );

Calls the suid root wrapper to add the specified user to the specified group

create

   $role_obj->create( $group );

Calls the suid root wrapper to create a new group

delete

   $role_obj->delete( $group );

Calls the suid root wrapper to delete an existing group

remove_user_from_role

   $role_obj->remove_user_to_role( $group, $user );

Calls the suid root wrapper to remove the given user from the specified group

roles_update

   $role_obj->roles_update( $cmd, $field, $user, $group );

Called from the suid root wrapper this is the method that updates the group file. The $cmd is either add or delete. The $field is either user or group

Diagnostics

None

Configuration and Environment

None

Dependencies

CatalystX::Usul::Roles

Unix::GroupFile

Incompatibilities

There are no known incompatibilities in this module

Bugs and Limitations

There are no known bugs in this module. Please report problems to the address below. Patches are welcome

Author

Peter Flanigan, <Support at RoxSoft.co.uk>

License and Copyright

Copyright (c) 2008 Peter Flanigan. All rights reserved

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE