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File_Passwd_Custom::staticAuth()

File_Passwd_Custom::staticAuth() -- Fast authentication

Synopsis

require_once 'File/Passwd/Custom.php';

mixed File_Passwd_Custom::staticAuth (string $file, string $user, string $pass, array $opts)

Static user authentication.

string $file: path to passwd file
string $user: user to authenticate
string $pass: plaintext password
array $opts: A two element array containing the encryption function to use and the delimiting character: e.g. array('md5', '|')

Returns TRUE if authenticated, FALSE if not or PEAR_Error on failure.

Table 43-1. Possible PEAR_Error values

Error Code	Summary
FILE_PASSWD_E_NOT_EXISTS	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)

This function should be called statically.

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