eu.unicore.uftp.server.unix

Class UnixUser

java.lang.Object

eu.unicore.uftp.server.unix.UnixUser

public class UnixUser
extends Object

UNIX user information

Author:

Valentina Huber, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, schuller

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	FAILURE
static int	SUCCESS

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
UnixUser(int uid) Looks up a user according to the user's UID.
UnixUser(String loginName) Looks up a user according to the user name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getEffective()
int	getEGid() Returns the effective group ID number for the user.
int	getEUid() Returns the effective user ID number for the user.
int	getGid() Returns the group ID number for the user.
String	getHome() Returns the home directory of the user.
String	getLoginName() Returns the login name of the user.
String	getName() Returns the real name of the user.
String	getShell() Returns the shell used by the user.
int	getUid() Returns the user ID number for the user.
static int	initGroups(String name, int gid) assigns secondary groups
static int	setEGid(int gid) Sets the effective group ID
static int	setEUid(int uid) Sets the effective user ID
static int	setGid(int gid) Sets the real group ID
static int	setReGid(int rgid, int egid) Sets the real and effective group ID
static int	setReUid(int ruid, int euid) Sets the real and effective user ID
static int	setUid(int uid) Sets the real user ID
String	toString()
static UnixUser	whoami() Returns a user object for the current user.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

SUCCESS

public static final int SUCCESS

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Constant Field Values

FAILURE

public static final int FAILURE

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

UnixUser

public UnixUser(String loginName)
         throws IllegalArgumentException

Looks up a user according to the user name.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException

UnixUser

public UnixUser(int uid)
         throws IllegalArgumentException

Looks up a user according to the user's UID.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException

Method Detail

whoami

public static UnixUser whoami()

Returns a user object for the current user.

getHome

public String getHome()

Returns the home directory of the user.

getLoginName

public String getLoginName()

Returns the login name of the user.

getName

public String getName()

Returns the real name of the user.

getShell

public String getShell()

Returns the shell used by the user.

getUid

public int getUid()

Returns the user ID number for the user.

getGid

public int getGid()

Returns the group ID number for the user.

getEUid

public int getEUid()

Returns the effective user ID number for the user.

getEGid

public int getEGid()

Returns the effective group ID number for the user.

setUid

public static int setUid(int uid)

Sets the real user ID

setEUid

public static int setEUid(int uid)

Sets the effective user ID

setReUid

public static int setReUid(int ruid,
                           int euid)

Sets the real and effective user ID

setGid

public static int setGid(int gid)

Sets the real group ID

setEGid

public static int setEGid(int gid)

Sets the effective group ID

setReGid

public static int setReGid(int rgid,
                           int egid)

Sets the real and effective group ID

initGroups

public static int initGroups(String name,
                             int gid)

assigns secondary groups

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

getEffective

public String getEffective()