09-26-2001
user Id vs Password
Hello out there in unix.com land. I am Cerberus and this is my first post. I am brand new to Unix and i have a quesiton for you all.
Relating to the Unix Password File Setup, what is:
User ID?
Password?
any insite comparing one to the other as far as specifics would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You
Cerberus
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Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::View(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::View(3pm)
NAME
Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::View - views for password plugin
DESCRIPTION
This provides the templates for the pages and forms used by the password authentication plugin.
TEMPLATES
signup
Displays a sign-up form.
login
Displays the login form.
login_widget
A handy template for embedding the login form. Just include it in your templates via:
show('/login_widget');
See Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::Action::Login.
let/reset_lost_password
After requesting a password reset and clicking on the link sent by email, this receives that click and provides the form for resetting the
password.
See Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Action::ResetLostPassword.
let/confirm_email
Handles the work of confirming an email address for a new account.
See Jifty::Plugin::Authenticaiton::Password::View.
lost_password
Starts the process of sending a link to reset a lost password by email.
See Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::SendPasswordReminder.
resend_confirmation
Request a new email confirmation message be sent to your email account.
See Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::Action::ResendConfirmation.
SEE ALSO
Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password, Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::Dispatcher
LICENSE
Jifty is Copyright 2005-2010 Best Practical Solutions, LLC. Jifty is distributed under the same terms as Perl itself.
perl v5.14.2 2010-12-10 Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::View(3pm)