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auth_name(4)

NAME

auth_name- Authorization description database

SYNOPSIS

/usr/lib/tsol/locale/locale/auth_name

DESCRIPTION

The auth_name database defines the localized authorization names and descriptions defined on this system. This database is used along with <tsol/auth_names.h> by auth_to_str(3), str_to_auth(3), and get_auth_text(3) to translate between authorization ID, authorization name string, and description.

Each entry in the auth_name database consists of one line with fields separated by colons (:). A line ending with a backslash (\) indicates continuation of the entry on the next line. Lines beginning with a # character are treated as comments. Each entry has the form:

constant:name:description

The entry fields are:

constant: The constant field must be identical to the manifest constant defined for the authorization in <tsol/auth_names.h>, where a unique authorization ID is assigned to each authorization constant.
name: The external name of the authorization. It is returned by auth_to_str() and is used by str_to_auth(). Authorization names are concise and descriptive so that they may be used in various GUIs. The authorization name can be customized and localized.
description: The description of the activity permitted by the authorization. The description name can be customized and localized.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Availability	SUNWtsu

EXAMPLES

Example 1 Two auth_name entries

 #
 # Example entries in /usr/lib/tsol/locale/C/auth_name
 #
TSOL_AUTH_ENABLE_LOGIN:enable logins:Allows a user to enable logins on a \
       machine that was just booted. Until logins are enabled there is \
       no interactive use of the machine's resources.
TSOL_AUTH_REMOTE_LOGIN:remote login:Allows a user to remotely login, using \
       programs such as TELNET, or FTP, in a way that requires entering \
       identification and authentication information. Such a login is \
       different from extending an existing login from one machine to \
       another without re-authentication because the trusted path is not \
       guaranteed for these methods.

Trusted Solaris 7 Reference Manual

auth_to_str(3), chkauth(3), auth_desc(4)

SunOS 5.7 Reference Manual

attributes(5)

Trusted Solaris 7 Last Revised 29 May 1998