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posix_getpwuid -- Return info about a user by user id
Description
array posix_getpwuid (int uid)
Returns an associative array containing information about a user referenced by a numeric
user ID, passed in the uid parameter.
The array elements returned are:
Table 1. The user information array
| Element |
Description |
| name |
The name element contains the username of the user. This is
a short, usually less than 16 character "handle" of the user, not her real, full name. |
| passwd |
The passwd element contains the user's password in an
encrypted format. Often, for example on a system employing "shadow" passwords, an asterisk is
returned instead. |
| uid |
User ID, should be the same as the uid
parameter used when calling the function, and hence redundant. |
| gid |
The group ID of the user. Use the function posix_getgrgid() to resolve the group name and a list of
its members. |
| gecos |
GECOS is an obsolete term that refers to the finger
information field on a Honeywell batch processing system. The field, however, lives on, and its
contents have been formalized by POSIX. The field contains a comma separated list containing the
user's full name, office phone, office number, and home phone number. On most systems, only the
user's full name is available. |
| dir |
This element contains the absolute path to the home
directory of the user. |
| shell |
The shell element contains the absolute path to the
executable of the user's default shell. |
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