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class method
Process::UID.from_name
(::String name) -> ::Integer
Process::UID.from_name(name) → uid
process.c
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static VALUE
p_uid_from_name(VALUE self, VALUE id)
{
return UIDT2NUM(OBJ2UID(id));
}
Get the user ID by the name. If the user is not found, ArgumentError will be raised.
Example
Process::UID.from_name("root") #=> 0 Process::UID.from_name("nosuchuser") #=> can't find user for nosuchuser (ArgumentError)
See also
.eid
.grant_privilege
.change_privilege
.re_exchange
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