com.izforge.izpack.util.unix

Class UnixUser

java.lang.Object

com.izforge.izpack.util.unix.UnixUser

public class UnixUser
extends Object

This represents a Unix User. If initialized via fromEtcPasswdLine(), the users Name, home, uid, gid, and shell can be asked.

Author:

marc.eppelmann@reddot.de

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
UnixUser()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
UnixUser	fromEtcPasswdLine(String anEtcPasswdLine) Parses a Line from /etc/passwd and stores each :token: in their field of the user.
String	getCreatedXDGDesktopFolderNameScriptFilename() Creates a small script, which calls $HOME/.config/user-dirs.dirs then echoes the $XDG_DESKTOP_DIR in the /tmp folder and returns its pseudo unique absolute filename.
String	getDescription() Gets the Description aka Full Name
String	getGid() Gtes the Users Group ID
String	getHome() Gets the Users Home Directory
String	getId() Gets the Users UID
String	getName() Gets the Users Login Name
String	getPasswdDigest() Gets the users passwd Digest or X if hidden in /etc/shadow
String	getShell() Gets the users default Login-Shell
String	getXdgDesktopfolder() Gets the Name of the XDG-Desktop Folder if defined in the $HOME/.config/user-dirs.dirs File as absolute File/Pathname
static void	main(String[] args) Static Test Main
String	toString() Dumps the USer fields

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

UnixUser

public UnixUser()

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Gets the Users Login Name

Returns:

the users login Name

getPasswdDigest

public String getPasswdDigest()

Gets the users passwd Digest or X if hidden in /etc/shadow

Returns:

the passwdDigest or x

getId

public String getId()

Gets the Users UID

Returns:

The Uid

getGid

public String getGid()

Gtes the Users Group ID

Returns:

the gid

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Gets the Description aka Full Name

Returns:

the users descriptio or full name

getHome

public String getHome()

Gets the Users Home Directory

Returns:

the users home dir

getShell

public String getShell()

Gets the users default Login-Shell

Returns:

The login shell or /bin/false for system users

fromEtcPasswdLine

public UnixUser fromEtcPasswdLine(String anEtcPasswdLine)

Parses a Line from /etc/passwd and stores each :token: in their field of the user. Sample Line from /etc/passwd "eppelmann.local:x:900:100:Marc Eppelmann:/mnt/local/home/eppelmann.local:/bin/bash"

Parameters:

anEtcPasswdLine - A Passwd Line of the User.

Returns:

The filled User

getCreatedXDGDesktopFolderNameScriptFilename

public String getCreatedXDGDesktopFolderNameScriptFilename()

Creates a small script, which calls $HOME/.config/user-dirs.dirs then echoes the $XDG_DESKTOP_DIR in the /tmp folder and returns its pseudo unique absolute filename. The call of this script should return the absolute Desktop foldername.

Returns:

the absolute Filename of the script.

getXdgDesktopfolder

public String getXdgDesktopfolder()

Gets the Name of the XDG-Desktop Folder if defined in the $HOME/.config/user-dirs.dirs File as absolute File/Pathname

Returns:

The absolute File/Pathname of the Desktop foldername.

toString

public String toString()

Dumps the USer fields

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

The User representation as String

main

public static void main(String[] args)

Static Test Main

Parameters:

args -