Ns_GetUid(3) Get info about users and groups on Unix system

Other Alias

Ns_GetGid, 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)



DESCRIPTION

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.

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