rahulc93 user finder 20130717-150409

Source Code

The code for the above problem can be found here

Solution

Here is the solution to the problem

!/usr/bin/env python

import pwd

total_list = pwd.getpwall()  # a list of all password database entries
for i in total_list:  # iterating throgh the list
    if i[5].find("home") == 1:  # if 'home' is present in the user home directory
        print i[0]  # print the user name
    if i[5].find("root") == 1:  # if 'root' is present in the user home directory
        print i[0]  # print the user name

Run the program

We shall save the above code as "user finder.py". To run the script, follow the steps.

1. Change the file's permissions and make it executable:

   $ chmod +x user\ finder.py
   

2. Execute the file:

   $ ./user\ finder.py
   

Alternatively, try:

$ python user\ finder.py