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
-
CONSTRUCTORS
o User():
The default constructor determines the current user's data. This constructor throws an Errno exception if it did not properly com-
plete 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
o size_t groupid() const:
Returns the user's group-id.
o std::string homedir() const:
Returns the user's home directory (including a trailing /).
o std::string name() const:
Returns the user's user-name.
o std::string password() const:
Returns the user's encrypted password. But see also the BUGS section.
o std::string realname() const:
Returns the user's real name, as listed in the /etc/passwd's gecos field.
o std::string shell() const:
Returns the user's shell.
o size_t userid() const:
Returns the user's user-id.
o 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 << "
"
"name : " << user.name() << "
" <<
"password : " << user.password() << "
" <<
"user id : " << user.userid() << "
" <<
"group id : " << user.groupid() << "
" <<
"real name : " << user.realname() << "
" <<
"home dir : " << user.homedir() << "
" <<
"shell : " << user.shell() << "
" << 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
o bobcat_3.01.00-x.dsc: detached signature;
o bobcat_3.01.00-x.tar.gz: source archive;
o bobcat_3.01.00-x_i386.changes: change log;
o libbobcat1_3.01.00-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries;
o libbobcat1-dev_3.01.00-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries, headers and manual pages;
o 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).
libbobcat1-dev_3.01.00-x.tar.gz 2005-2012 FBB::User(3bobcat)