These are the built-in input and output functions available to use within the policy file.
Table 36: Input and output functions
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fprintf |
Write a string to a file on the policy server. |
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input |
Request input from the user. |
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inputnoecho |
Request input from the user without echoing to the screen. |
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print |
Print a string to stdout with newline. |
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printf |
Print a string to stdout. |
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printnnl |
Print a string to stdout without newline. |
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printvars |
Print the policy variables to stdout. |
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readdir |
Return the list of entries in a directory as a string. |
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readfile |
Read from a file on the policy server. |
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sprintf |
Format a string. |
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syslog |
Log a message to the syslog file. |
Syntax
fprintf ( string filename, string format [, string expression...] )
Description
The fprintf function is similar to printf except that the first argument is a filename. It appends the formatted string to the specified file.
For more information about formatting parameters, see the printf(3) man page.
Example
This example appends the string "End of file" to the pmlog file in the specified format.
fprintf("/var/adm/pmlog", "%s\n", "End of file";
Syntax
string input( string prompt )
Description
input prompts the user to enter a single line of input and returns the entered string.
If the user enters a string, use the atoi function to convert the string to an integer.
Example
menu_selection = input("Enter your selection: ");
switch(atoi(menu_selection)) {
…
}
Syntax
string inputnoecho( string prompt )
Description
inputnoecho prompts the user for a single line of input. The input is not displayed on the screen as it is typed.
Example
Instr = inputnoecho("Enter Selection: ");
if (Instr in allowed_strs) {
….
}
