Class UnixSystem

java.lang.Object

com.sun.security.auth.module.UnixSystem

public class UnixSystem
extends Object

This class implementation retrieves and makes available Unix UID/GID/groups information for the current user.

Since:

1.4

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected long	gid	The current group ID.
protected long[]	groups	The current list of groups.
protected long	uid	The current user ID.
protected String	username	The current username.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
UnixSystem()	Instantiate a UnixSystem and load the native library to access the underlying system information.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
long	getGid()	Get the GID for the current Unix user.
long[]	getGroups()	Get the supplementary groups for the current Unix user.
long	getUid()	Get the UID for the current Unix user.
String	getUsername()	Get the username for the current Unix user.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

username

protected String username

The current username.

uid

protected long uid

The current user ID.

gid

protected long gid

The current group ID.

groups

protected long[] groups

The current list of groups.

Constructor Details

UnixSystem

public UnixSystem()

Instantiate a UnixSystem and load the native library to access the underlying system information.

Method Details

getUsername

public String getUsername()

Get the username for the current Unix user.

Returns:

the username for the current Unix user.

getUid

public long getUid()

Get the UID for the current Unix user.

Returns:

the UID for the current Unix user.

getGid

public long getGid()

Get the GID for the current Unix user.

Returns:

the GID for the current Unix user.

getGroups

public long[] getGroups()

Get the supplementary groups for the current Unix user.

Returns:

the supplementary groups for the current Unix user.