man Ns_GetGid (3): Get info about users and groups on Unix system

Other Alias

Ns_GetUid, Ns_GetUserGid, Ns_GetUserHome

SYNOPSIS

#include "ns.h"

int
Ns_GetGid(char *group)

int
Ns_GetUid(char *user)

int
Ns_GetUserGid(char *user)

int
Ns_GetUserHome(Ns_DString *pds, char *user)

Ns_GetGid(group): Return the running server's Unix group id.
Ns_GetUid(user): Return the running server's Unix user id.
Ns_GetUserGid(user): Return the Unix group id for the given user.
Ns_GetUserHome(pds, user): The Ns_GetUserHome function returns NS_TRUE and appends the user's home directory to the Ns_DString passed in, or it returns NS_FALSE if the user does not exist.