NAME
    Passwd::Samba

SYNOPSIS
            use Passwd::Samba;
        
            my $ps = Passwd::Samba->new();
            my $err = $ps->passwd("example", "_plain_text_secret_" );
            foreach my $user ($ps->users) {
                    print "Username: $user\nUID: ", $ps->uid($user), "\n\n";
            }
            my $uid = $ps->uid('example');
            $ps->rename('example', 'new_example');
            $pu->del('new_example');

            # or 

            use Passwd::Samba qw(del uid maxuid passwd rename users);

            my $err = passwd("example",encpass("newsecret"));
            foreach my $user (users()) {
                    print "Username: $user\nUID: ", uid($user), "\n\n";
            }
            my $uid = uid('example');
            rename('example', 'new_example');
            del('new_example');

DESCRIPTION
    The Passwd::Samba module provides an abstract interface to
    /etc/samba/smbpasswd format files. It is inspired by Unix::PasswdFile
    module.

SUBROUTINES/METHODS
    new( )
        Constructor.

    del( USERNAME0, USERNAME1... )
        This method will delete the list of users. It has no effect if the
        supplied user does not exist.

    maxuid( )
        This method returns the maximum UID in use by all users.

    passwd( USERNAME, PASSWD )
        Modify a user's password. Returns the result of operation (TRUE or
        FALSE).

    rename( OLDNAME, NEWNAME )
        This method changes the username for a user. If NEWNAME corresponds
        to an existing user, that user will be overwritten. It returns FALSE
        on failure and TRUE on success.

    uid( USERNAME [,UID] )
        Read or modify a user's UID. Returns the result of operation (TRUE
        or FALSE) if UID was specified otherwhise returns the UID.

    users()
        This method returns a list of all existing usernames.

DEPENDENCIES
    Crypt::SmbHash
    Exporter

INCOMPATIBILITIES
    None known.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
    None known.

AUTHOR
    Strzelecki Łukasz <strzelec@rswsystems.com>

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the same terms as Perl itself.

    See http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html