SimpleUnixUsers

Reads and parses user information from /etc/passwd or a specified filespec, and provides simple operations on the collection of users, and individual users.

This code was written as an example of something Ruby could be useful for when administering a Unix system.

It's just a starting point, and lacks necessary error checking and polish.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'simple-unix-users'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install simple-unix-users

:w

Usage

require 'simple-unix-users'

users = Users.new
# or
users = Users.new('my-test-passwd-file')

Then you can use the services provided by the Users and User classes.