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libuser-0.51-6mdk.ppc.rpm

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libuser:
	Fields:
        	- USERNAME
		- USERPASSWORD
        	- UIDNUMBER
        	- GIDNUMBER
        	- GECOS
        	- HOMEDIRECTORY
        	- LOGINSHELL

        	- GROUPNAME
		- GROUPPASSWORD
        	- GIDNUMBER
        	- ADMINISTRATORUID
        	- MEMBERUID

		- SHADOWNAME
		- SHADOWPASSWORD
        	- SHADOWEXPIRE
        	- SHADOWFLAG
        	- SHADOWINACTIVE
        	- SHADOWLASTCHANGE
        	- SHADOWMAX
        	- SHADOWMIN
        	- SHADOWWARNING

	Methods:
		- getUserShells: Returns a list of valid shells for users on
			the system.
			Arguments:
				None.
			Returns: a list of strings.

		- admin: Creates and returns a new libuser.Admin object.
			Keyword Arguments:
				name=	
				type=	
				info=	
				auth=	
			Returns: a libuser.Admin object.
		
		- PROMPT: Creates and returns a new libuser.Prompt object.
			Arguments:
				None.
			Returns: a libuser.Prompt object.
	Types:
		- Admin - An administrative context.
			Methods:
				- lookupUserByName:
				- lookupUserById:
				- lookupGroupByName:
				- lookupGroupById: Look up information about a
					user or group using the
					user or group's name or
					UID/GID.
					Arguments:
						A name as a string or a
						numeric ID.
					Returns: A libuser.Entity object
						containing information about the
						user or group, or None if there
						is no matching user or group.

				- initUser:
				- initGroup: Create a new libuser.Entity object,
					initialized with information suitable
					for creating a new user or group.
					Arguments:
						The new user or group's name as
						a string (required).
						A true/false value indicating
						whether this is a system account
						or not (optional, default no).
					Returns: A libuser.Entity object
						containing information for
						the user or group to be
						created.

				- addUser: Add a new user to the system:
					Arguments:
						A libuser.Entity object with the
						new user or group's information
						(required).
						A true/false object indicating
						whether or not the home
						directory for the user
						should be created (optional,
						defaults yes).

				- addGroup: Add a new group to the system:
					Arguments:
						A libuser.Entity object with the
						new group's information
						(required).

				- modifyUser: Modify information about a user
					on the system.
					Arguments:
						A libuser.Entity object with the
						user or group's information
						(required).
						A true/false object indicating
						whether or not the home
						directory for the user should be
						moved from its original location
						to the location stored in the
						entity's libuser.HOMEDIRECTORY
						attribute (optional, default
						yes).

				- modifyGroup: Modify information about a group
					on the system.
					Arguments:
						A libuser.Entity object with the
						group's information (required).

				- deleteUser: Remove a user account.
					Arguments:
						A libuser.Entity object with the
						user's information (required).
						A true/false value indicating
						whether or not this user's home
						directory should be removed
						(optional, default no).
						A true/false value indicating
						whether or not this user's mail
						spool should be removed
						(optional, default no).
				- deleteGroup: Remove a group from the system.
					Arguments:
						A libuser.Entity object with the
						group's information (required).

				- lockUser:
				- lockGroup:
				- unlockUser:
				- unlockGroup: Lock or unlock a user or group account.
					Arguments:
						A libuser.Entity object with the
						user or group's information
						(required).

				- setpassUser:
				- setpassGroup:
					Arguments:
						A libuser.Entity object with the
						user or group's information
						(required).
						A string containing the new
						password (required).  This is
						preferably in plaintext.
						An object indicating whether
						or not the string is a value
						returned by crypt.crypt():
						a false value indicates that
						the string is plaintext.

				- removepassUser:
				- removepassGroup:
					Arguments:
						A libuser.Entity object with the
						user or group's information
						(required).

				- enumerateUsers:
				- enumerateGroups: Get a list of users or groups
					known to the library and its modules.
					Arguments:
						A pattern (wildcard-style) which
						returned user or group names
						should match (optional, default
						is all ("*")).
					Returns: a list of user or group names.

				- enumerateUsersByGroup: Get a list of users who
					belong to a particular group.
					Arguments:
						A group's name (required).
					Returns: a list of user names.

				- enumerateGroupsByUser: Get a list of groups to
					which a user belongs.
					Arguments:
						A user's name (required).
					Returns: a list of group names.

				- enumerateUsersFull:
				- enumerateGroupsFull: Get a list of users or
					groups known to the library and its
					modules, along with any data which can
					be looked up about them.

				- promptConsole: Prompt the user for
					information, including for information
					for which there is a supplied default.
					Arguments:
						A list of libuser.Prompt
						objects.
					Returns: a true/false value indicating
						success or failure.
				- promptConsoleQuiet: Prompt the user for
					information, except for information for
					which there is a supplied default.
					Arguments:
						A list of libuser.Prompt
						objects.
					Returns: a true/false value indicating
						success or failure.
			Fields:
				- prompt(function): A method which can be used
					to process lists of libuser.Prompt
					objects.  Can be set to the object's
					promptConsole or promptConsoleQuiet
					methods, or a user-supplied function.
				- prompt_args: Additional arguments which should
					be passed to prompt().
		- Entity - An entity.
			Methods:
				- getattrlist: Return a list of attributes this
					entity possesses.
					Arguments:
						None.
					Returns: a list of attribute names.
				- modules: Return a list of the modules which
					assisted in the creation or lookup of
					this libuser.Entity object.
					Arguments:
						None.
					Returns: a list of module names.
				- has_key: Check if this entity possesses a
					given attribute.
					Arguments:
						An attribute name (required).
					Returns: a true/false value.
				- get: Return a list of the values for one
					attribute this entity possesses.
					Arguments:
						An attribute name (required).
					Returns: a list of values.
				- set: Set a list of the values for one
					attribute this entity possesses.
					Arguments:
						An attribute name (required).
						A value or a list of values for
						that attribute (required).
					Returns: nothing.
				- add: Add a single value to the list of the
					values for one attribute this entity
					possesses.
					Arguments:
						An attribute name (required).
						A value for that attribute
						(required).
					Returns: nothing.
				- clear: Remove all values for one attribute
					this entity possesses.
					Arguments:
						An attribute name (required).
					Returns: nothing.
				- revert: Reset all values for one attribute
					this entity possesses to the values
					which it had when it was created.
					Arguments:
						None.
					Returns: nothing.
			Fields:
				All get()table and set()table attributes are
				also implemented using mapping conventions.
		- Prompt - A prompt record.
			Methods:
				None.
			Fields:
				- prompt(string): The text of the request
					which is given to the user.
				- domain(string): A gettext domain which may
					be able to provide translations of the
					prompt.
				- visible(true/false): Whether or not the user
					should be able to see a response while
					typing it.
				- default_value(string): A default answer.
				- value(string): The user's answer.

quota:
	Fields:
		- USER
		- GROUP
	Methods:
		- get - read quotas for a user or group
			Keyword Arguments:
			type=		USER or GROUP, as above.
			name=		A user or group name.
			special=	The device node to read quota
					information from.
			Returns: a quota.Quota object.
		- set - set quotas for a user or group
			Arguments:
			A quota.Quota object.
	Types:
		- Quota - Quota settings for a user or group on a special
			device.
			Fields:
				user (USER quota only) - the user whose quota
					this object represents.
				group (GROUP quota only) - the group whose quota
					this object represents.
				special - the special device on which this
					quota is set.
				inodeUsage - the user or group's current inode
					use count.
				inodeSoft - the soft limit.
				inodeHard - the hard limit.
				inodeGrace - the grace period.
				blockUsage - the user or group's current block
					use count, in kilobytes.
				blockSoft - the soft limit.
				blockHard - the hard limit.
				blockGrace - the grace period.