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package org.apache.catalina.startup;
import java.util.Enumeration;
/**
* Abstraction of the set of users defined by the operating system on the
* current server platform.
*
* @author Craig R. McClanahan
*/
public interface UserDatabase {
// ----------------------------------------------------------- Properties
/**
* @return the UserConfig listener with which we are associated.
*/
public UserConfig getUserConfig();
/**
* Set the UserConfig listener with which we are associated.
*
* @param userConfig The new UserConfig listener
*/
public void setUserConfig(UserConfig userConfig);
// ------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods
/**
* @return an absolute pathname to the home directory for the specified user.
*
* @param user User for which a home directory should be retrieved
*/
public String getHome(String user);
/**
* @return an enumeration of the usernames defined on this server.
*/
public Enumeration getUsers();
}