Function: ange-ftp-get-passwd

ange-ftp-get-passwd is a byte-compiled function defined in ange-ftp.el.gz.

Signature

(ange-ftp-get-passwd HOST USER)

Documentation

Return the password for specified HOST and USER, asking user if necessary.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/net/ange-ftp.el.gz
(defun ange-ftp-get-passwd (host user)
  "Return the password for specified HOST and USER, asking user if necessary."
  ;; If `non-essential' is non-nil, don't ask for a password.  It will
  ;; be caught in Tramp.
  (when non-essential
    (throw 'non-essential 'non-essential))

  (ange-ftp-parse-netrc)

  ;; look up password in the hash table first; user might have overridden the
  ;; defaults.
  (cond ((ange-ftp-lookup-passwd host user))

	;; See if default user and password set.
	((and (stringp ange-ftp-default-user)
	      ange-ftp-default-password
	      (string-equal user ange-ftp-default-user))
	 ange-ftp-default-password)

	;; See if default user and password set from .netrc file.
	((and (stringp ange-ftp-netrc-default-user)
	      ange-ftp-netrc-default-password
	      (string-equal user ange-ftp-netrc-default-user))
	 ange-ftp-netrc-default-password)

	;; anonymous ftp password is handled specially since there is an
	;; unwritten rule about how that is used on the Internet.
	((and (or (string-equal user "anonymous")
		  (string-equal user "ftp"))
	      ange-ftp-generate-anonymous-password)
	 (if (stringp ange-ftp-generate-anonymous-password)
	     ange-ftp-generate-anonymous-password
	   user-mail-address))

	;; see if same user has logged in to other hosts; if so then prompt
	;; with the password that was used there.
	(t
	 (let* ((enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
		(other (ange-ftp-get-host-with-passwd user))
		(passwd (if other

			    ;; found another machine with the same user.
			    ;; Try that account.
			    (read-passwd
			     (format "passwd for %s@%s (default same as %s@%s): "
				     user host user other)
			     nil
			     (ange-ftp-lookup-passwd other user))

			  ;; I give up.  Ask the user for the password.
			  (read-passwd
			   (format "Password for %s@%s: " user host)))))
	   (ange-ftp-set-passwd host user passwd)
	   passwd))))