string substr ( string str, int start, int length )
substr returns the substring of a given length starting at a given position in the string.
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.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 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. |
|
Get a user’s login shell from the policy server. |
string getfullname ( string user )
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.
# print the fullname of root on the policy server
print(getfullname("root")); string getgroup ( string user )
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.
# print root user's primary group on the policy server
print(getgroup("root")); © ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Terms of Use Privacy Cookie Preference Center