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Old 08-19-2011
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How to fetch only local user without duplication from /etc/passwd using scripting??
# 2  
Old 08-19-2011
More explanation needed
Perhaps it is me but I have no idea what you want to achieve. Please give us more facts!
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Old 08-20-2011
How find Local User
cat /etc/passwd contains:
Code:
root:!:0:0::/:/usr/bin/ksh
daemon:!:1:1::/etc:
bin:!:2:2::/bin:
sys:!:3:3::/usr/sys:
adm:!:4:4::/var/adm:
uucp:!:5:5::/usr/lib/uucp:
nobody:!:4294967294:4294967294::/:
lpd:!:9:4294967294::/:
imnadm:!:200:200:897/C///Donna B Krystal/SVC,6124395,Donna.B.Krystal@xyz.com,[UTT Rsged 2011-07-05],:/home/imnadm:/usr/bin/ksh
nuucp:!:7:5:uucp login user:/var/spool/uucppublic:/usr/sbin/uucp/uucico
lp:!:11:11::/var/spool/lp:/bin/false
invscout:!:201:1::/var/adm/invscout:/usr/bin/ksh
snapp:!:177:13:snapp login user:/usr/sbin/snapp:/usr/sbin/snappd
dnye:!:40001:1:<iamtag>35-90 Disabled 31/03/2010 <iamtag>:/amex/home/dnye:/bin/ksh
dwins25d:!:40006:1:631/I/089655/ABC/Leopoldo Lourenco Deppe/USR,C1506218,leodep@br.xyz.com,<iamtag>QEV Reassigned 16/09/2009<iamtag>,:/dwinst/dwins25d:/bin/ksh
dwins26d:!:40008:1:631/I/089655/ABC/Leopoldo Lourenco Deppe/USR,C1506218,leodep@br.xyz.com,<iamtag>QEV Reassigned 16/09/2009<iamtag>,:/dwinst/dwins26d:/bin/ksh

In above text,/etc/passwd contains processes and local user like Donna.B.Krystal
So,how to get local user only.Smilie
Last edited by Scott; 08-20-2011 at 02:50 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
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Old 08-20-2011
All users that have shell:
Code:
awk -F: '$7 ~ "sh$" {print $1}' /etc/passwd

All users that have shell and description:
Code:
awk -F: '$5 && $7 ~ "sh$" {print $1}' /etc/passwd

Last edited by yazu; 08-20-2011 at 04:14 AM.. Reason: better
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Old 08-20-2011
MySQL Thanks
Thanks yazu
 
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