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39 .Nd password encryption configuration access function
45 .Fn pw_getconf "char *data" "size_t len" "const char *key" "const char *option"
47 .Fn pw_getpwconf "char *data" "size_t len" "const struct passwd *pwd" "const char *option"
53 and retrieves the value of the option specified
56 from the section given by
58 If no suitable entry is found
61 an empty string will be returned in data.
63 To retrieve default values the key
68 does not exist or does not contain a
70 section, the built-in defaults will be returned.
72 .Bl -column localcipher data -offset indent
78 An empty string is returned for all errors.
81 returns the value for the option specified for the particular user
84 If that option is not found, then it tries to find the option in
85 the primary group of that user, and if that fails, then it returns
88 .Bl -tag -width /etc/passwd.conf -compact
89 .It Pa /etc/passwd.conf
98 There is no option named
100 in the specified key.
113 function first appeared in