Allow a way to get the password from the system password database.

Non unix platforms will likely need a similar function.
Submitted by:	John Barbee <jbarbee@covalent.net>


git-svn-id: http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr/trunk@61347 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/user/unix/userinfo.c b/user/unix/userinfo.c
index 2987153f5..dca8e1cf9 100644
--- a/user/unix/userinfo.c
+++ b/user/unix/userinfo.c
@@ -129,4 +129,18 @@ APR_DECLARE(apr_status_t) apr_get_username(char **username, apr_uid_t userid, ap
     *username = apr_pstrdup(p, pw->pw_name);
     return APR_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+APR_DECLARE(apr_status_t) apr_get_user_passwd(char **passwd,
+                                         const char *username, apr_pool_t *p)
+{
+    struct passwd *pw;
+    apr_status_t rv;
+        
+    if ((rv = getpwnam_safe(username, &pw)) != APR_SUCCESS)
+        return rv;
+
+    *passwd = apr_pstrdup(p, pw->pw_passwd);
+
+    return APR_SUCCESS;
+}