File_Passwd_Common::_auth

File_Passwd_Common::_auth() – Base method for File_Passwd::staticAuth()

Synopsis

mixed File_Passwd_Common::_auth ( string $file , string $id )

Description

Base method for File_Passwd_*::staticAuth()

(package developer related)

Parameter

string $file

path to passwd file

string $id

user_id to search for

Return value

Returns string line of passwd file containing $id, FALSE if $id wasn't found, or PEAR_Error on failure.

Possible PEAR_Error values
Error Code Summary
FILE_PASSWD_E_EXISTS_NOT passwd file doesn't exist
FILE_PASSWD_E_FILE_NOT_OPENED passwd file couldn't be opened in read mode
FILE_PASSWD_E_FILE_NOT_LOCKED passwd file couldn't be locked shared
FILE_PASSWD_E_FILE_NOT_UNLOCKED passwd file couldn't be unlocked (only if auth fails)
FILE_PASSWD_E_FILE_NOT_CLOSED passwd file couldn't be closed (only if auth fails)

Note

This function can not be called statically.