[tpm] using getpwnam() on a system with LDAP

[J. Bobby Lopez]

Thanks Indy for setting me straight off-list.  I got the two functions
getpwuid() and getpwnam() mixed up.  Will give it another go.

On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:58 AM, J. Bobby Lopez <jbl at jbldata.com> wrote:

> Actually, no - I'm trying to get the usernames/groupnames when I
> provide a uid/gid. Doesn't work as expected because accounts are
> provided via LDAP.
>
> -Bobby
>
> On 1/27/11, Indy Singh <indy at indigostar.com> wrote:
> >> When I do a getpwnam() on a UID, it reports the username/group as
> 'file'.
> > I think you should be calling getpwuid.  Is that what you meant to say?
> >
> > Indy Singh
> > IndigoSTAR Software -- www.indigostar.com
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: J. Bobby Lopez
> >   To: Toronto Perl Mongers
> >   Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 4:52 PM
> >   Subject: [tpm] using getpwnam() on a system with LDAP
> >
> >
> >   I've got a system that serves as an LDAP client, so there are many
> > files/dirs with uid/gid information retrieved from LDAP.
> >
> >   When I do a getpwnam() on a UID, it reports the username/group as
> 'file'.
> >
> >   Is there any way to do the translation from UID to LDAP username
> without
> > loading LDAP modules?  I'm guessing if 'ls' shows the correct name, there
> > must be some system call I can use to pull the same info.
> >
> >   Any insights?
> >
> >   Thanks,
> >   Bobby
> >
> >
> >
> >
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