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FBB::User(3bobcat) /etc/passwd user info FBB::User(3bobcat)

NAME

FBB::User - Provides the /etc/passwd info of the current user

SYNOPSIS

#include <bobcat/user>
 
Linking option: -lbobcat

DESCRIPTION

This class retrieves the information of the current user from the information in /etc/passwd. The class is a simple wrapper class around the getpwent(3) function.

NAMESPACE

FBB
 
All constructors, members, operators and manipulators, mentioned in this man-page, are defined in the namespace FBB.

INHERITS FROM

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CONSTRUCTORS

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User():
 
The default constructor determines the current user’s data. This constructor throws an Errno exception if it did not properly complete because the current user name could not be found in /etc/passwd. The copy and move constructors are available.

OVERLOADED OPERATORS

The copy and move assignment operators are available.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS

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size_t groupid() const:
 
Returns the user’s group-id.
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std::string homedir() const:
 
Returns the user’s home directory (including a trailing /).
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std::string name() const:
 
Returns the user’s user-name.
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std::string password() const:
 
Returns the user’s encrypted password. But see also the BUGS section.
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std::string realname() const:
 
Returns the user’s real name, as listed in the /etc/passwd’s gecos field.
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std::string shell() const:
 
Returns the user’s shell.
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size_t userid() const:
 
Returns the user’s user-id.
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void verify() const:
 
Obsoleted, will be removed in a future Bobcat release.
 

EXAMPLE

#include <bobcat/user>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std; using namespace FBB;
int main() { User user; user.verify();
cout << "\n" "name : " << user.name() << "\n" << "password : " << user.password() << "\n" << "user id : " << user.userid() << "\n" << "group id : " << user.groupid() << "\n" << "real name : " << user.realname() << "\n" << "home dir : " << user.homedir() << "\n" << "shell : " << user.shell() << "\n" << endl;
return 0; }
 

FILES

bobcat/user - defines the class interface

SEE ALSO

bobcat(7), getpwent(3)

BUGS

If the user is a member of multiple groups, only the group id listed in /etc/passwd is returned by groupid().
If shadow passwording is used, the string returned by password() will probably not contain the encrypted password.

DISTRIBUTION FILES

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bobcat_3.01.00-x.dsc: detached signature;
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bobcat_3.01.00-x.tar.gz: source archive;
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bobcat_3.01.00-x_i386.changes: change log;
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libbobcat1_3.01.00-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries;
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libbobcat1-dev_3.01.00-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries, headers and manual pages;
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/bobcat: public archive location;
 

BOBCAT

Bobcat is an acronym of `Brokken’s Own Base Classes And Templates’.

COPYRIGHT

This is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

AUTHOR

Frank B. Brokken ( f.b.brokken@rug.nl).
2005-2012 libbobcat1-dev_3.01.00-x.tar.gz