strongloop-forks / passwd-user

Get the passwd user entry from a username or uid

passwd-user

Get the passwd user entry from a username or uid

Works on OS X and Linux.

Instal

$ npm install --save passwd-user

Usage

var passwdUser = require('passwd-user');

passwdUser.sync('sindresorhus');
/*
{
	username: 'sindresorhus',
	password: '*',
	uid: 501,
	gid: 20,
	fullname: 'Sindre Sorhus',
	homedir: '/home/sindresorhus',
	shell: '/bin/zsh'
}
*/

// or
passwdUser.sync(501);

// or
passwdUser.sync(process.getuid());

API

Accepts a username or uid number and returns an object with:

• username
• password
• uid: user ID
• gid: group ID
• fullname: name of user
• homedir: home directory
• shell: default shell

passwdUser(username | uid, callback)

passwdUser.sync(username | uid)

Related

• username - get the users username (cross-platform)
• fullname - get the users fullname (cross-platform)

License

MIT © Sindre Sorhus