RPC Agent (Users)

user.rb

module MCollective
  module Agent
    class User < RPC::Agent

      require 'etc'

      metadata :name        => "User",
               :description => "List user information",
               :author      => "Michael Carruthers",
               :license     => "internal-only",
               :version     => "0.0.1",
               :url         => 'homepage',
               :timeout     => 20
      
      action "info" do
        validate :user, String
        
        user_name   = request[:user]
        user_info(user_name)
        reply[:uid] = @output[:uid]
        reply[:gid] = @output[:gid]
      end

      private
      
      def user_info(request)
        @output = {}
        Etc.passwd do |user|
          next unless user.name == request
          @output[user.name] = {}
          @output[:uid] = Etc.getpwuid(user.uid).name
          @output[:gid] = Etc.getgrgid(user.gid).name
        end
      end
    end
  end
end