console_login.h File Reference

Read a name and password from the console. More...

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Functions
int	console_login (const char *service, char *name, int namelen, char *pass, int passlen)
	Read a name and password from the console. More...
int	console_input (const char *prompt, char *buf, int buflen)
	Read a string from the console. More...

Detailed Description

Read a name and password from the console.

Function Documentation

int console_login	(	const char *	service,
		char *	name,
		int	namelen,
		char *	pass,
		int	passlen
	)

Read a name and password from the console.

This routine will set the console to no-echo mode, carefully read a name and password, and then set the mode back.

Parameters

service	The name of the service to which the user is authenticating, such as a hostname.
name	A pointer to a buffer to hold the user's name.
namelen	The size of the name buffer in bytes.
pass	A pointer to a buffer to hold the user's password.
passlen	The size of the name buffer in bytes.

Returns

True if the name and password were successfully read, false otherwise.

int console_input	(	const char *	prompt,
		char *	buf,
		int	buflen
	)

Read a string from the console.

This routine will set the console to no-echo mode, carefully read a generic string, and then set the mode back.

Parameters

prompt	The prompt to be displayed on the command line.
buf	A pointer to a buffer to hold the string.
buflen	The size of the buffer in bytes.

Returns

True if the string was successfully read, false otherwise.