passwd-user

Get the passwd user entry from a username or user identifier (UID)

Works on macOS and Linux. See user-info if you need cross-platform support.

Install

npm install passwd-user

Usage

import {passwdUser} from 'passwd-user';

console.log(await passwdUser('sindresorhus'));
/*
{
	username: 'sindresorhus',
	password: '*',
	userIdentifier: 501,
	groupIdentifier: 20,
	fullName: 'Sindre Sorhus',
	homeDirectory: '/home/sindresorhus',
	shell: '/bin/zsh'
}
*/

await passwdUser(501);
console.log('Got entry for user 501');

const user = await passwdUser();
console.log(`Got entry for user ${user.userIdentifier}`);

API

Returns an object with:

• username
• password
• userIdentifier: UID
• groupIdentifier: GID
• fullName: Name of user
• homeDirectory: Home directory
• shell: Default shell

passwdUser(username?)

passwdUser(userIdentifier?)

Returns a Promise<object> with the user entry.

passwdUserSync(username?)

passwdUserSync(userIdentifier?)

Returns an object with the user entry.

username

Type: string

The username to look up.

userIdentifier

Type: number
Default: process.getuid() (The current user)

The user identifier (UID) to look up.

Related

• username - Get the user's username (cross-platform)
• fullname - Get the user's fullname (cross-platform)