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Old 12-02-2009
Question What is the command to get name associated with userid?
Hi,

1#what is the command to get name associated with userid?

2#I am using unix on Mainframes thru OMVS.
So any one know to to capture TSO command output to a variable on OMVS environment.

I tried with below script, but its not working!

Code:
#!/bin/ksh
output=$(tso whois PA1234)
echo "$output"

On shell the below command works:
/u>tso whois PA1234

Thanks
Prashant
Last edited by prashant43; 12-04-2009 at 12:59 AM..
# 2  
Old 12-02-2009
one way:
Code:
awk -v uid=123 '$3==uid {print $1}' /etc/passwd

# 3  
Old 12-02-2009
Error
Thanks for solution, but iw wont work as I dont have access to /etc/passwd file.Pls update if you have other ways to get it.

Quote:
Originally Posted by jim mcnamara
one way:
Code:
awk -v uid=123 '$3==uid {print $1}' /etc/passwd

# 4  
Old 12-02-2009
in pwd.h:
struct passwd *getpwuid(uid_t uid);

or getent from the command line?

I dunno OMVS: but I'm thinking OMVS is a guest. And so it only offers a subset of UNIX, proably just Unix tools and a shell. The above both require an actual C runtime.

Does it support the getent command?
Code:
getent prashant43 passwd

I went with awk earlier because I thought OMVS would be oddball.
# 5  
Old 12-03-2009
Data Thanks Jim for response ,but no access
No Jim, NO Access to getent Smilie

FYI..

OMVS is a feature of MVS that allows applications conforming to POSIX standards to operate or access data on an MVS system.



Quote:
Originally Posted by jim mcnamara
in pwd.h:
struct passwd *getpwuid(uid_t uid);

or getent from the command line?

I dunno OMVS: but I'm thinking OMVS is a guest. And so it only offers a subset of UNIX, proably just Unix tools and a shell. The above both require an actual C runtime.

Does it support the getent command?
Code:
getent prashant43 passwd

I went with awk earlier because I thought OMVS would be oddball.
# 6  
Old 12-03-2009
do you have command "id" in your system? such as:

Code:
$ id root
uid=0(root) gid=0(root)

# 7  
Old 12-04-2009
Bug YES
Yes RDC.
But "id" command gives only user id and group id!.

I need name associated with the username/userid.

Quote:
Originally Posted by rdcwayx
do you have command "id" in your system? such as:

Code:
$ id root
uid=0(root) gid=0(root)

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