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<sect1 id="func-cygwin-logon_user">
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<title>cygwin_logon_user</title>
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<funcsynopsis><funcprototype>
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<funcdef>extern "C" HANDLE
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<function>cygwin_logon_user</function></funcdef>
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<paramdef>const struct passwd *<parameter>passwd_entry</parameter></paramdef>
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<paramdef>const char *<parameter>password</parameter></paramdef>
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</funcprototype></funcsynopsis>
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<para>Given a pointer ot a passwd entry of a user and a cleartext password,
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returns a HANDLE to an impersonation token for this user which can be used
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in a subsequent call to <function>cygwin_set_impersonation_token</function>
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to impersonate that user. This function can only be called from a process
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which has the required NT user rights to perform a logon.</para>
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<para>See also the chapter "New setuid concept" in the Cygwin user's guide.
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</para>
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<para>See also <link linkend="func-cygwin-set-impersonation-token">cygwin_set_impersonation_token</link></para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="func-cygwin-set-impersonation-token">
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<title>cygwin_set_impersonation_token</title>
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<funcsynopsis><funcprototype>
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<funcdef>extern "C" void
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<function>cygwin_set_impersonation_token</function></funcdef>
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<paramdef>const HANDLE <parameter>token</parameter></paramdef>
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</funcprototype></funcsynopsis>
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<para>Use this function to enable the token given as parameter as
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impersonation token for the next call to <function>setuid</function> or
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<function>seteuid</function>. Use
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<function>cygwin_set_impersonation_token</function> together with
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<function>cygwin_logon_user</function> to impersonate users using
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password authentication.</para>
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<para>See also the chapter "New setuid concept" in the Cygwin user's guide.
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</para>
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<para>See also <link linkend="func-cygwin-logon_user">cygwin_logon_user</link></para>
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</sect1>
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