the User::pwent module works well for this. it contains a sub called getpwent() that captures the information from /etc/passwd. check the docs for it there is also the getpwuid built in function you can use
> -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Siders [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 2:48 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Is there a simple way to do uid -> username and > usename -> uid > mapping? > > > I've got a file for which I use 'stat' to acquire its > information, but > stat gives you numeric uid and gids. I need to get to the actual > username and groupname. How can this be done? > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
