access to password on trusted system

[Boissé_1]

Hi,

I work on HPUX 11.00 System and the trusted system mode is enabled.

I would like to check a login/password entered with the password in the database.

here is my code:



struct passwd *pwd;
struct pr_passwd *pr_pwd;
char *c_passwd;

if ((pwd=getpwnam(user))==NULL)
return(FALSE);
else{
c_passwd=crypt((const char*)u_passwd.c_str(),pwd->pw_passwd);
if(!strcmp(c_passwd,pwd->pw_passwd))
return(TRUE);
else{
if ((pr_pwd=getprpwnam((char*)user))==NULL)
return(FALSE);
else{
c_passwd=crypt((const char*)u_passwd.c_str(),pr_pwd->ufld.fd_encrypt);
if(!strcmp(c_passwd,pr_pwd->ufld.fd_encrypt))
return(TRUE);
else
return(FALSE);
}
}
}

it returns false at first test :(pr_pwd=getprpwnam((char*)user))==NULL

even if the account exists.

Can you help me please.

Thanks a lot !

[Kent Ostby]

You dont appear to have initialized the variable "user" to any value.

[Boissé_1]

sorry,

user is initialized as parameter.

I forgot to write it.

the code works fine if trusted system is disabled...

Thanks

[Boissé_1]

the problem is that it was not root which has launched the program but another user.

The other user has no access to the secured database.