--- Retrieve the current user password hash.
-- @param username String containing the username to retrieve the password for
-- @return String containing the hash or nil if no password is set.
+-- @return Password database entry
function user.getpasswd(username)
local pwe = nixio.getsp and nixio.getsp(username) or nixio.getpw(username)
local pwh = pwe and (pwe.pwdp or pwe.passwd)
if not pwh or #pwh < 1 or pwh == "!" or pwh == "x" then
- return nil
+ return nil, pwe
else
- return pwh
+ return pwh, pwe
end
end
-- @param pass String containing the password to compare
-- @return Boolean indicating wheather the passwords are equal
function user.checkpasswd(username, pass)
- local pwh = user.getpasswd(username)
- if pwh then
- return (nixio.crypt(pass, pwh) == pwh)
+ local pwh, pwe = user.getpasswd(username)
+ if pwe then
+ return (pwh == nil or nixio.crypt(pass, pwh) == pwh)
end
return false
end