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                                posix_getpwnam

   (PHP 3>= 3.0.13, PHP 4 )
   posix_getpwnam -- Return info about a user by username

Description

   array posix_getpwnam ( string username)

   Returns an associative array containing information about a user
   referenced by an alphanumeric username, passed in the username
   parameter.

   The array elements returned are:

   Table 1. The user information array
   Element Description
   name The name element contains the username of the user. This is a
   short, usually less than 16 character "handle" of the user, not her
   real, full name. This should be the same as the username parameter
   used when calling the function, and hence redundant.
   passwd The passwd element contains the user's password in an encrypted
   format. Often, for example on a system employing "shadow" passwords,
   an asterisk is returned instead.
   uid User ID of the user in numeric form.
   gid The group ID of the user. Use the function posix_getgrgid() to
   resolve the group name and a list of its members.
   gecos GECOS is an obsolete term that refers to the finger information
   field on a Honeywell batch processing system. The field, however,
   lives on, and its contents have been formalized by POSIX. The field
   contains a comma separated list containing the user's full name,
   office phone, office number, and home phone number. On most systems,
   only the user's full name is available.
   dir This element contains the absolute path to the home directory of
   the user.
   shell The shell element contains the absolute path to the executable
   of the user's default shell.
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