Mojo function

getpwnam

getpwnam(owned name: String) -> Passwd

Retrieves the user ID in the password database for the given user name.

Constraints:

This function is constrained to run on Linux or macOS operating systems only.

Args:

• ​name (String): The name of the user to retrieve the password entry for.

Returns:

An object containing the user's account information, including login name, encrypted password, user ID, group ID, real name, home directory, and shell program.

Raises:

If the user name does not exist or there is an error retrieving the information.

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