[−][src]Function users::get_user_by_name

pub fn get_user_by_name<S: AsRef<OsStr> + ?Sized>(username: &S) -> Option<User>

Searches for a User with the given username in the system’s user database. Returns it if one is found, otherwise returns None.

libc functions used

getpwnam_r

Examples

use users::get_user_by_name;

match get_user_by_name("stevedore") {
    Some(user) => println!("Found user #{}", user.uid()),
    None       => println!("User not found"),
}