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userdbget(1M) userdbget(1M)
NAME
userdbget - display information residing in the user database, /var/adm/userdb
SYNOPSIS
name [attr]...
[attr]...
DESCRIPTION
displays the per-user information residing in the user database as a sequence of pairs. Each pair is printed on a separate line and is
preceded by the username. A per-user value in the user database, overrides any system-wide default configured in See userdb(4) and secu-
rity(4) for more details about the user database and system-wide defaults, respectively.
If no attr arguments are specified on the command line, displays all configurable attributes of users in the user database. If one or more
attr arguments are specified, displays only those attributes.
Options
The following options are recognized:
Display attributes of all users in the user database.
Display internal attributes, in addition to the configurable ones.
Internal attributes are not user configurable and are normally modified only by programs that enforce system security. The file
indicates which attributes are configurable and which are internal.
Display attributes for only the specified user
name.
Notes
Only users who have read and write access to can run
RETURN VALUE
exits with one of the following values:
success
invalid user
invalid usage
insufficient permission to access the user database
file system error
invalid attribute;
does not allow a per-user value
an attribute value is not within the range specified in
block overflow
entry overflow
database lock failure
database is disabled; see
userdb(4)
invalid user name
not a local user
EXAMPLES
In the following example, all attributes for user are printed. The audit flag for user is enabled. The display last login feature is dis-
abled.
In the next example, only specific attributes are printed. The audit flag for user is enabled. No value is printed for because that
attribute is not defined for user the minimum password length for user is the system-wide default defined in (see security(4)).
In the last example, prints all configurable attributes of all users in the user database.
FILES
user database
security defaults configuration file
security attributes description file
SEE ALSO
userdbck(1M), userdbset(1M), userdb_read(3), security(4), userdb(4).
userdbget(1M)
