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Re: will this code test if a user is in a group?

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Re: will this code test if a user is in a group?

Subject: Re: will this code test if a user is in a group?
From: email@hidden
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:17:54 -0400

Jeremy:

Yes, the dsmemberutil will be my preferred method of doing this - but I did not know about it at the time of writing the script.

The script does not output the group information... just the results.

Charles Profitt
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07/18/2008 10:36 AM

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Subject	Re: will this code test if a user is in a group?

It is highly preferable to use dsmemberutil/dseditgroup over "id," and you use those utilities to test by name or GID. For the difference between 57 and 570, I suppose it all comes down to how you construct your regular expressions. If all of your systems are tied to the same directory service, then the GIDs should map -- an Active Directory group should have the same GID on all Macs joined to that directory, for example. However, if you're testing for local groups that are not part of the default install, then the GIDs could potentially be different on each system depending on how (and in what order) they were created. Also, if your script will output text, you may want to specify the absolute path to the "echo" command. Leopard has changed the behavior of shell built-ins like "echo" for POSIX compliance. Specifying /bin/echo Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. AppleScript-Users mailing list (email@hidden) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: Archives: http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users This email sent to email@hidden References: >Re: will this code test if a user is in a group? (From: email@hidden) >Re: will this code test if a user is in a group? (From: Jeremy Reichman <email@hidden>) Prev by Date: Re: Hiding a compiled script Next by Date: Mostly broken- Applescript + Leopard + Filemaker 6 Previous by thread: Re: will this code test if a user is in a group? Next by thread: how to create scriptable preference pane with anchors? Index(es): Date Thread