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I know the /etc/passwd file have them all, but what I need is a command.

Thanks.

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Quote:> How can I list user's detail info, like group, gecos, login shell, etc., in solaris.

> I know the /etc/passwd file have them all, but what I need is a command.

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grep username /etc/passwd

will show you lines containing that username - you can start getting
fancy with constructions like

grep "^username" /etc/passwd

if you want to see only lines starting with that username - to avoid
things like

grep username /etc/passwd
foo:x:9999:123:My very own username:/home/blah:

If you want to split the lines up like

username: boggly
uid: 12345
gid: 65
gcos: Boggly the user
home: /home/bogglyplace
shell: /bin/ash

then Perl or awk are probably the best tools to use to write a script to
do it - there's no built-in command for this.

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# logins -axl joeuser
ajcaines        1005    staff       10      Joe User, Users Group, x1234
                        /home/joeuser
                        /bin/csh
                        PS 091100 -1 -1 -1
                        -1 000000

# id -a joeuser
uid=1005(joeuser) gid=10(staff) groups=80(www)

# finger joeuser
Login name: joeuser                    In real life: Joe User
Directory: /home/joeuser               Shell: /bin/csh
On since Nov  9 09:56:55 on pts/5 from some.other.system
Mail last read Sat Nov 10 03:40:00 2001
Project: The Users Project
Plan:
To make the sysadmin's life a misery.

-Andrew-
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