type UnknownUserError string
UnknownUserError is returned by Lookup when a user cannot be found.
func (e UnknownUserError) Error() string
type UnknownUserIdError int
UnknownUserIdError is returned by LookupId when a user cannot be found.
func (e UnknownUserIdError) Error() string
type User struct {
Uid string // user id
Gid string // primary group id
Username string
Name string
HomeDir string
}
User represents a user account.
On posix systems Uid and Gid contain a decimal number representing uid and gid. On windows Uid and Gid contain security identifier (SID) in a string format. On Plan 9, Uid, Gid, Username, and Name will be the contents of /dev/user.
func Current() (*User, error)
Current returns the current user.
func Lookup(username string) (*User, error)
Lookup looks up a user by username. If the user cannot be found, the returned error is of type UnknownUserError.
func LookupId(uid string) (*User, error)
LookupId looks up a user by userid. If the user cannot be found, the returned error is of type UnknownUserIdError.