class Etc::Passwd
Passwd
is a placeholder Struct
for user database on Unix systems.
The struct contains the following members¶ ↑
- name
-
contains the short login name of the user as a
String
. - passwd
-
contains the encrypted password of the user as a
String
. an'x'
is returned if shadow passwords are in use. An'*'
is returned if the user cannot log in using a password. - uid
-
contains the integer user ID (uid) of the user.
- gid
-
contains the integer group ID (gid) of the user’s primary group.
- dir
-
contains the path to the home directory of the user as a
String
. - shell
-
contains the path to the login shell of the user as a
String
.
The following members below are system-dependent¶ ↑
- gecos
-
contains a longer
String
description of the user, such as a full name. Some Unix systems provide structured information in the gecos field, but this is system-dependent. - change
-
password change time(integer).
- quota
-
quota value(integer).
- age
-
password age(integer).
- class
-
user access class(string).
- comment
-
comment(string).
- expire
-
account expiration time(integer).
Public Class Methods
Source
static VALUE etc_each_passwd(VALUE obj) { #ifdef HAVE_GETPWENT RETURN_ENUMERATOR(obj, 0, 0); each_passwd(); #endif return obj; }
Iterates for each entry in the /etc/passwd
file if a block is given.
If no block is given, returns the Enumerator
.
The code block is passed an Passwd
struct.
See Etc.getpwent
above for details.
Example:
require 'etc' Etc::Passwd.each {|u| puts u.name + " = " + u.gecos } Etc::Passwd.collect {|u| u.gecos} Etc::Passwd.collect {|u| u.gecos}