Module jdk.security.auth
Package com.sun.security.auth.module

## Class UnixLoginModule

- java.lang.Object
- - com.sun.security.auth.module.UnixLoginModule

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `LoginModule`

      public class UnixLoginModule
      extends Object
      implements LoginModule

  This `LoginModule` imports a user's Unix `Principal` information (`UnixPrincipal`, `UnixNumericUserPrincipal`, and `UnixNumericGroupPrincipal`) and associates them with the current `Subject`.

  This LoginModule recognizes the debug option. If set to true in the login Configuration, debug messages will be output to the output stream, System.out.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `UnixLoginModule()` |

  - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `boolean` | `abort()` | Abort the authentication (second phase).
    `boolean` | `commit()` | Commit the authentication (second phase).
    `void` | `initialize​(Subject subject, CallbackHandler callbackHandler, Map<String,​?> sharedState, Map<String,​?> options)` | Initialize this `LoginModule`.
    `boolean` | `login()` | Authenticate the user (first phase).
    `boolean` | `logout()` | Logout the user

    - ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### UnixLoginModule

          public UnixLoginModule()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### initialize

          public void initialize​(Subject subject,
                                 CallbackHandler callbackHandler,
                                 Map<String,​?> sharedState,
                                 Map<String,​?> options)

      Initialize this `LoginModule`.
      Specified by:
        `initialize` in interface `LoginModule`
      Parameters:
        `subject` - the `Subject` to be authenticated.
        `callbackHandler` - a `CallbackHandler` for communicating with the end user (prompting for usernames and passwords, for example).
        `sharedState` - shared `LoginModule` state.
        `options` - options specified in the login `Configuration` for this particular `LoginModule`.

    - #### login

          public boolean login()
                        throws LoginException

      Authenticate the user (first phase).

      The implementation of this method attempts to retrieve the user's Unix `Subject` information by making a native Unix system call.

      Specified by:
        `login` in interface `LoginModule`
      Returns:
        true in all cases (this `LoginModule` should not be ignored).
      Throws:
        `FailedLoginException` - if attempts to retrieve the underlying system information fail.
        `LoginException` - if the authentication fails

    - #### commit

          public boolean commit()
                         throws LoginException

      Commit the authentication (second phase).

      This method is called if the LoginContext's overall authentication succeeded (the relevant REQUIRED, REQUISITE, SUFFICIENT and OPTIONAL LoginModules succeeded).

      If this LoginModule's own authentication attempt succeeded (the importing of the Unix authentication information succeeded), then this method associates the Unix Principals with the `Subject` currently tied to the `LoginModule`. If this LoginModule's authentication attempted failed, then this method removes any state that was originally saved.

      Specified by:
        `commit` in interface `LoginModule`
      Returns:
        true if this LoginModule's own login and commit attempts succeeded, or false otherwise.
      Throws:
        `LoginException` - if the commit fails

    - #### abort

          public boolean abort()
                        throws LoginException

      Abort the authentication (second phase).

      This method is called if the LoginContext's overall authentication failed. (the relevant REQUIRED, REQUISITE, SUFFICIENT and OPTIONAL LoginModules did not succeed).

      This method cleans up any state that was originally saved as part of the authentication attempt from the `login` and `commit` methods.

      Specified by:
        `abort` in interface `LoginModule`
      Returns:
        false if this LoginModule's own login and/or commit attempts failed, and true otherwise.
      Throws:
        `LoginException` - if the abort fails

    - #### logout

          public boolean logout()
                         throws LoginException

      Logout the user

      This method removes the Principals associated with the `Subject`.

      Specified by:
        `logout` in interface `LoginModule`
      Returns:
        true in all cases (this `LoginModule` should not be ignored).
      Throws:
        `LoginException` - if the logout fails