--- loncom/auth/localauth.pm	2001/08/24 17:53:19	1.1
+++ loncom/auth/localauth.pm	2007/01/19 02:57:33	1.5
@@ -1,12 +1,47 @@
 # The LON-CAPA dummy localauthentication mechnism
+#
+# $Id: localauth.pm,v 1.5 2007/01/19 02:57:33 albertel Exp $
+#
+# Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
+#
+# This file is part of the LearningOnline Network with CAPA (LON-CAPA).
+#
+# LON-CAPA is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# LON-CAPA is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with LON-CAPA; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+# /home/httpd/html/adm/gpl.txt
+#
+# http://www.lon-capa.org/
+#
 # 8/24 Guy Albertelli
 
 
 package localauth;
 
+# The localauth routine receives
+# - the typed in username
+# - the typed in password
+# - the optional information that was stored when the authentication 
+#   mechanism was specified 
+# - the domain that was typed in
+# It is expected to return a 1 if the user is authenticated and a 0 otherwise
+# it can optionally return a negative value for an error condition. This
+# negative value will get logged along with the user that caused it
 # ----START LOCAL CHANGES HERE ----- DON'T DELETE THIS LINE
 sub localauth {
-   return 0;
+    my ($username,$password,$optional_argument,$domain) = @_;
+    return 0;
 }
 # ----END LOCAL CHANGES HERE ----- DON'T DELETE THIS LINE