program to read print who you are, based on your user account in/etc/passwd.

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program to read print who you are, based on your user account in/etc/passwd.

 
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  1. import posix
  2. import string
  3. uid = `posix.getuid()`
  4. passwd = open('/etc/passwd')
  5. for line in passwd.readlines():
  6.   rec = string.splitfields(line, ':')
  7.   if rec[2] == uid:
  8.     print 'hello', rec[0],
  9.     print 'mind if we call you bruce?'
  10.     break
  11.   else:
  12.      print "I can't find you in /etc/passwd"
  13.  :)
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Re: program to read print who you are, based on your user account in/etc/passwd.

 
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Indent it correctly, download posix and give it a try.
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Re: program to read print who you are, based on your user account in/etc/passwd.

 
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Looks like it should work, assuming you have posix there.
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