stepmake/bin/ntpwd.py

   1 """Winnt access into /etc/passwd via account name"""
   2
   3 import sys
   4 import string
   5
   6 def getpwname( name, pwfile='/etc/passwd' ):
   7   "Get password record that matches the specified name"
   8   try:
   9     _fd = open( pwfile, 'r' )
  10   except:
  11     sys.stderr.write("Error unable to locate" + pwfile + "\n")
  12     sys.stderr.write("Consult gnu-win32 command mkpasswd\n")
  13     sys.exit(1)
  14
  15   _data = _fd.read()
  16   _fd.close()
  17
  18   for _line in string.split(_data, '\n'):
  19     _record=string.split( _line, ':' );
  20     if _record[0] == name:
  21       return _record
  22   return ()
  23
  24 def _test():
  25   pw = getpwname( 'jeff' )
  26   print pw[4]
  27
  28 if __name__ == '__main__':
  29     _test()