2 files changed, 85 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/util/util_ntdb.c b/lib/util/util_ntdb.c
index 10d60c2b84..f0fc158651 100644
--- a/lib/util/util_ntdb.c
+++ b/lib/util/util_ntdb.c
@@ -195,3 +195,44 @@ struct ntdb_context *ntdb_new(TALLOC_CTX *ctx,
 
 	return talloc_steal(ctx, ntdb);
 }
+
+enum NTDB_ERROR ntdb_lock_bystring(struct ntdb_context *ntdb,
+				   const char *keyval)
+{
+	NTDB_DATA key = string_term_ntdb_data(keyval);
+
+	return ntdb_chainlock(ntdb, key);
+}
+
+void ntdb_unlock_bystring(struct ntdb_context *ntdb, const char *keyval)
+{
+	NTDB_DATA key = string_term_ntdb_data(keyval);
+
+	ntdb_chainunlock(ntdb, key);
+}
+
+enum NTDB_ERROR ntdb_delete_bystring(struct ntdb_context *ntdb,
+				     const char *keystr)
+{
+	NTDB_DATA key = string_term_ntdb_data(keystr);
+
+	return ntdb_delete(ntdb, key);
+}
+
+enum NTDB_ERROR ntdb_store_bystring(struct ntdb_context *ntdb,
+				    const char *keystr,
+				    NTDB_DATA data, int nflags)
+{
+	NTDB_DATA key = string_term_ntdb_data(keystr);
+
+	return ntdb_store(ntdb, key, data, nflags);
+}
+
+enum NTDB_ERROR ntdb_fetch_bystring(struct ntdb_context *ntdb,
+				    const char *keystr,
+				    NTDB_DATA *data)
+{
+	NTDB_DATA key = string_term_ntdb_data(keystr);
+
+	return ntdb_fetch(ntdb, key, data);
+}
diff --git a/lib/util/util_ntdb.h b/lib/util/util_ntdb.h
index d65d8b6f7b..41531791e1 100644
--- a/lib/util/util_ntdb.h
+++ b/lib/util/util_ntdb.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 struct loadparm_context;
 union ntdb_attribute;
 
-
 /* You only need this on databases with NTDB_CLEAR_IF_FIRST */
 int ntdb_reopen(struct ntdb_context *ntdb);
 
@@ -59,4 +58,48 @@ struct ntdb_context *ntdb_new(TALLOC_CTX *ctx,
 			      int open_flags, mode_t mode,
 			      union ntdb_attribute *attr,
 			      struct loadparm_context *lp_ctx);
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ Lock a chain by string.
+****************************************************************************/
+enum NTDB_ERROR ntdb_lock_bystring(struct ntdb_context *ntdb,
+				   const char *keyval);
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ Unlock a chain by string.
+****************************************************************************/
+void ntdb_unlock_bystring(struct ntdb_context *ntdb, const char *keyval);
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ Delete an entry using a null terminated string key.
+****************************************************************************/
+enum NTDB_ERROR ntdb_delete_bystring(struct ntdb_context *ntdb,
+				     const char *keystr);
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ Store a buffer by a null terminated string key.  Return 0 on success, -ve
+ on failure.
+****************************************************************************/
+enum NTDB_ERROR ntdb_store_bystring(struct ntdb_context *ntdb,
+				    const char *keystr,
+				    NTDB_DATA data, int nflags);
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ Fetch a buffer using a null terminated string key.  Don't forget to call
+ free() on the result dptr (unless the ntdb is from ntdb_new, in which case
+ it will be a child of ntdb).
+****************************************************************************/
+enum NTDB_ERROR ntdb_fetch_bystring(struct ntdb_context *ntdb,
+				    const char *keystr,
+				    NTDB_DATA *data);
+
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ Turn a nul-terminated string into an NTDB_DATA.
+****************************************************************************/
+static inline NTDB_DATA string_term_ntdb_data(const char *string)
+{
+	return ntdb_mkdata(string, string ? strlen(string) + 1 : 0);
+}
+
 #endif /* _____LIB_UTIL_UTIL_NTDB_H__ */