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+/* vim: set expandtab sw=4 ts=4 sts=4: */
+/**
+ * function used in server privilege pages
+ *
+ * @version $Id: server_privileges.js 10929 2007-11-15 17:51:46Z lem9 $
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Validates the password field in a form
+ *
+ * @param   object   the form
+ *
+ * @return  boolean  whether the field value is valid or not
+ */
+function checkPassword(the_form)
+{
+    // Did the user select 'no password'?
+    if (typeof(the_form.elements['nopass']) != 'undefined' && the_form.elements['nopass'][0].checked) {
+        return true;
+    } else if (typeof(the_form.elements['pred_password']) != 'undefined' && (the_form.elements['pred_password'].value == 'none' || the_form.elements['pred_password'].value == 'keep')) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // Validates
+    if (the_form.elements['pma_pw'].value == '') {
+        alert(jsPasswordEmpty);
+        the_form.elements['pma_pw2'].value = '';
+        the_form.elements['pma_pw'].focus();
+        return false;
+    } else if (the_form.elements['pma_pw'].value != the_form.elements['pma_pw2'].value) {
+        alert(jsPasswordNotSame);
+        the_form.elements['pma_pw'].value  = '';
+        the_form.elements['pma_pw2'].value = '';
+        the_form.elements['pma_pw'].focus();
+        return false;
+    } // end if...else if
+
+    return true;
+} // end of the 'checkPassword()' function
+
+
+/**
+ * Validates the "add a user" form
+ *
+ * @return  boolean  whether the form is validated or not
+ */
+function checkAddUser(the_form)
+{
+    if (the_form.elements['pred_hostname'].value == 'userdefined' && the_form.elements['hostname'].value == '') {
+        alert(jsHostEmpty);
+        the_form.elements['hostname'].focus();
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (the_form.elements['pred_username'].value == 'userdefined' && the_form.elements['username'].value == '') {
+        alert(jsUserEmpty);
+        the_form.elements['username'].focus();
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return checkPassword(the_form);
+} // end of the 'checkAddUser()' function
+
+
+/**
+ * Generate a new password, which may then be copied to the form
+ * with suggestPasswordCopy().
+ *
+ * @param   string   the form name
+ *
+ * @return  boolean  always true
+ */
+function suggestPassword() {
+    // restrict the password to just letters and numbers to avoid problems:
+    // "editors and viewers regard the password as multiple words and
+    // things like double click no longer work"
+    var pwchars = "abcdefhjmnpqrstuvwxyz23456789ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWYXZ";
+    var passwordlength = 16;    // do we want that to be dynamic?  no, keep it simple :)
+    var passwd = document.getElementById('generated_pw');
+    passwd.value = '';
+
+    for ( i = 0; i < passwordlength; i++ ) {
+        passwd.value += pwchars.charAt( Math.floor( Math.random() * pwchars.length ) )
+    }
+    return passwd.value;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Copy the generated password (or anything in the field) to the form
+ *
+ * @param   string   the form name
+ *
+ * @return  boolean  always true
+ */
+function suggestPasswordCopy() {
+    document.getElementById('text_pma_pw').value = document.getElementById('generated_pw').value;
+    document.getElementById('text_pma_pw2').value = document.getElementById('generated_pw').value;
+    return true;
+}