Package com.installshield.wizard.service.security

Interface SecurityService

All Superinterfaces:

Service

public interface SecurityService
extends Service

This class provides the ability to work with users and user groups on the target system. It only applies to setting Conditions for Wizard actions on target systems with a UNIX or Windows NT/2000 OS.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static java.lang.String	NAME

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	createGroup(GroupSpecification groupSpec)	This method is useful to developers when creating a custom bean.
void	createUser(UserSpecification userSpec)	This method is useful to developers when creating a custom bean.
void	deleteGroup(GroupSpecification groupSpec)	This method is useful to developers when creating a custom bean.
void	deleteGroup(java.lang.String groupid)	This method is useful to developers when creating a custom bean.
void	deleteUser(UserSpecification userSpec)	This method is useful to developers when creating a custom bean.
void	deleteUser(java.lang.String userid)	This method is useful to developers when creating a custom bean.
boolean	isCurrentUserAdmin()	This method is useful to developers when creating a custom bean.

Methods inherited from interface com.installshield.wizard.service.Service

cancelOperation, getName, getOperationProgress, getServiceImplementorType, isNoopMode, isOperationCanceled, isOperationEnded, isOperationSuspended, resumeOperation, setNoopMode, suspendOperation

Field Detail

NAME

static final java.lang.String NAME

Method Detail

isCurrentUserAdmin

boolean isCurrentUserAdmin()
                    throws ServiceException

This method is useful to developers when creating a custom bean. Checks if the current user has admin privileges.

Returns:

"True" if the user is "admin" ("root" in UNIX). Also "True" if the user is an Administrator in Windows.

Throws:

ServiceException

createUser

void createUser(UserSpecification userSpec)
         throws ServiceException

This method is useful to developers when creating a custom bean. Creates a new user according to the specifications.

Parameters:

userSpec - UserSpecification for defining a new user.

Throws:

ServiceException

deleteUser

void deleteUser(UserSpecification userSpec)
         throws ServiceException

This method is useful to developers when creating a custom bean. Deletes the user defined by the specification.

Parameters:

userSpec - UserSpecification for the user to delete.

Throws:

ServiceException

deleteUser

void deleteUser(java.lang.String userid)
         throws ServiceException

This method is useful to developers when creating a custom bean. Deletes a user with a specific userid.

Parameters:

Userid - The User ID to delete.

Throws:

ServiceException

createGroup

void createGroup(GroupSpecification groupSpec)
          throws ServiceException

This method is useful to developers when creating a custom bean. Creates a new group according to the specifications.

Parameters:

groupSpec - The GroupSpecification for defining the new group.

Throws:

ServiceException

deleteGroup

void deleteGroup(java.lang.String groupid)
          throws ServiceException

This method is useful to developers when creating a custom bean. Deletes a group with a specified groupid.

Parameters:

Groupid - The Group ID to delete.

Throws:

ServiceException

deleteGroup

void deleteGroup(GroupSpecification groupSpec)
          throws ServiceException

This method is useful to developers when creating a custom bean. Deletes a group as defined by the specification.

Parameters:

groupSpecification - The specification of the group to delete.

Throws:

ServiceException