Re: How do i determine if a user already exists?

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Subject: Re: How do i determine if a user already exists?
From: Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org>
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 11:50:05 -0500
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In-reply-to: <[🔎] 19990221114745.B16120@tausq.org>; from Randolph Chung on Sun, Feb 21, 1999 at 11:47:45AM -0500
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In reference to a message from Randolph Chung, dated Feb 21:
> The GnuDIP package has a server component that is supposed to run as a 
> non-root user. As such, I've created a gnudip user/group for it. As part of
> the installation scripts, I'd like to determine if the user already exists, so
> that i know whether or not i need to create/delete the user. How does one
> do this?

nevermind, it's too early in the morning... :)

randolph
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