RFC: passdb redesign

[Gerald Carter]

Gerald Carter wrote:
> 
> Proposed Interface
> ------------------
> 
> Functions for manipulating sam_passwd struct (common to all
> backends)
> 
>    pdb_get...(SAM_ACCOUNT_HND *hnd)
>    pdb_set...(SAM_ACCOUNT_HND *hnd)

ok.  the pdb_new_sam_account() function should be 
in the general passdb interface as it is not backend 
storage specific (should just create a new sam_passwd 
struct associated with a HANDLE and stored in a list
(only in memory)).

    /* create a new (and empty) sam_passwd struct */
    SAM_ACCOUNT_HND* pdb_new_sam_account ();


> 
> Backend storage access functions which must be implemented
> by each passdb module
> 
>    /* search functions */
>    SAM_ACCOUNT_HND* pdb_getsampwnam (char* username);
>    SAM_ACCOUNT_HND* pdb_getsampwuid (uid_t uid);
>    SAM_ACCOUNT_HND* pdb_getsampwrid (uint32 rid);
>    SAM_ACCOUNT_HND* pdb_getsampwent ();
> 
...
> 
>    /* write change to persistent storage */
>    /* add a new acount*/
>    BOOL pdb_add_sam_account (SAM_ACCOUNT_HND *hnd);
>    /* update an account entry */
>    BOOL pdb_update_sam_account (SAM_ACCOUNT_HND *hnd);
>    /* delete an account entry */
>    BOOL pdb_delete_sam_account (SAM_ACCOUNT_HND *hnd);

Don't know what I was thinking before.






Cheers, jerry
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