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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by rb...@apache.org on 2004/11/19 22:03:13 UTC
svn commit: r105882 - httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/programs
Author: rbowen
Date: Fri Nov 19 13:03:12 2004
New Revision: 105882
Modified:
httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/programs/dbmmanage.xml
Log:
Added some examples to the dbmmanage documentation.
Modified: httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/programs/dbmmanage.xml
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--- httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/programs/dbmmanage.xml (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/programs/dbmmanage.xml Fri Nov 19 13:03:12 2004
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
<summary>
<p><code>dbmmanage</code> is used to create and update the DBM format files
- used to store usernames and password for basic authentication of HTTP users.
+ used to store usernames and password for basic authentication of HTTP users
+ via <module>mod_auth_dbm</module>.
Resources available from the Apache HTTP server can be restricted to just
the users listed in the files created by <code>dbmmanage</code>. This
program can only be used when the usernames are stored in a DBM file. To
@@ -105,18 +106,30 @@
<dl>
<dt><code>add</code></dt>
<dd>Adds an entry for <var>username</var> to <var>filename</var> using the
- encrypted password <var>encpasswd</var>.</dd>
+ encrypted password <var>encpasswd</var>.
+
+ <example>dbmmanage passwords.dat add rbowen foKntnEF3KSXA</example>
+ </dd>
<dt><code>adduser</code></dt>
<dd>Asks for a password and then adds an entry for <var>username</var> to
- <var>filename</var>.</dd>
+ <var>filename</var>.
+
+ <example>dbmmanage passwords.dat adduser krietz</example>
+ </dd>
<dt><code>check</code></dt>
<dd>Asks for a password and then checks if <var>username</var> is in
- <var>filename</var> and if it's password matches the specified one.</dd>
+ <var>filename</var> and if it's password matches the specified one.
+
+ <example>dbmmanage passwords.dat check rbowen</example>
+ </dd>
<dt><code>delete</code></dt>
- <dd>Deletes the <var>username</var> entry from <var>filename</var>.</dd>
+ <dd>Deletes the <var>username</var> entry from <var>filename</var>.
+
+ <example>dbmmanage passwords.dat delete rbowen</example>
+ </dd>
<dt><code>import</code></dt>
<dd>Reads <code><var>username</var>:<var>password</var></code> entries
@@ -125,11 +138,17 @@
<dt><code>update</code></dt>
<dd>Same as the <code>adduser</code> command, except that it makes
- sure <var>username</var> already exists in <var>filename</var>.</dd>
+ sure <var>username</var> already exists in <var>filename</var>.
+
+ <example>dbmmanage passwords.dat update rbowen</example>
+ </dd>
<dt><code>view</code></dt>
<dd>Just displays the contents of the DBM file. If you specify a
- <var>username</var>, it displays the particular record only.</dd>
+ <var>username</var>, it displays the particular record only.
+
+ <example>dbmmanage passwords.dat view</example>
+ </dd>
</dl>
</section>
</section>