Syntax
string substr ( string str, int start, int length )
Description
substr returns the substring of a given length starting at a given position in the string.
Example
printf("%s\n",substr ("xxxfooxxx",3,3))
Returns "foo".
printf(%s\n",substr (xxxfooxxx",3,-1))
-1 returns the remainder of the string, "fooxxx".
These are the built-in user information functions available to use within the pmpolicy file.
Table 46: User information functions
getfullname |
Get a user’s full name from the policy server. |
getgroup |
Get a user’s primary group from the policy server. |
getgroups |
Get the list of groups for a user from the policy server. |
gethome |
Get a user’s home directory from the policy server. |
getshell |
Get a user’s login shell from the policy server. |
Syntax
string getfullname ( string user )
Description
getfullname returns the specified user’s full name from the policy server (or from the client host if getpasswordfromrun is set to yes in the policy server's pm.settings file). When called without arguments, the function reports the full name for the user name present inside the runuser variable.
Example
# print the fullname of root on the policy server
print(getfullname("root"));
Syntax
string getgroup ( string user )
Description
getgroup returns the specified user’s primary group name from the policy server (or from the client host if getpasswordfromrun is set to yes in the policy server's pm.settings file). If no user is specified, it returns the submituser’s primary group.
Example
# print root user's primary group on the policy server
print(getgroup("root"));