Changing uid

[Alex Young]

Hi all,

I really should know this, but I can't for the life of me remember how
it goes. I want to change users within a Ruby script on Linux, but
Process::uid= only to takes an integer. What's the best way to odo the
username => UID lookup?

 

[Daniel Berger]

Hi all,

I really should know this, but I can't for the life of me remember how
it goes. I want to change users within a Ruby script on Linux, but
Process::uid= only to takes an integer. What's the best way to odo the
username => UID lookup?

require 'etc'

uid = Etc.getpwnam('username').uid

Regards,

Dan

 

[Rimantas Liubertas]

I really should know this, but I can't for the life of me remember how

it goes. I want to change users within a Ruby script on Linux, but
Process::uid= only to takes an integer. What's the best way to odo the
username => UID lookup?

I wouldn't bet this is the best way, but it seams to work:

require 'etc'
puts Etc::getpwnam('username')[:uid]


Regards,
Rimantas

 

[Alex Young]

require 'etc'

uid = Etc.getpwnam('username').uid

*That*'s the one! Thanks