jc.parsers.passwd
jc - JSON Convert /etc/passwd
file Parser
Usage (cli):
$ cat /etc/passwd | jc --passwd
Usage (module):
import jc
result = jc.parse('passwd', passwd_file_output)
Schema:
[
{
"username": string,
"password": string,
"uid": integer,
"gid": integer,
"comment": string,
"home": string,
"shell": string
}
]
Examples:
$ cat /etc/passwd | jc --passwd -p
[
{
"username": "nobody",
"password": "*",
"uid": -2,
"gid": -2,
"comment": "Unprivileged User",
"home": "/var/empty",
"shell": "/usr/bin/false"
},
{
"username": "root",
"password": "*",
"uid": 0,
"gid": 0,
"comment": "System Administrator",
"home": "/var/root",
"shell": "/bin/sh"
},
{
"username": "daemon",
"password": "*",
"uid": 1,
"gid": 1,
"comment": "System Services",
"home": "/var/root",
"shell": "/usr/bin/false"
},
...
]
$ cat /etc/passwd | jc --passwd -p -r
[
{
"username": "nobody",
"password": "*",
"uid": "-2",
"gid": "-2",
"comment": "Unprivileged User",
"home": "/var/empty",
"shell": "/usr/bin/false"
},
{
"username": "root",
"password": "*",
"uid": "0",
"gid": "0",
"comment": "System Administrator",
"home": "/var/root",
"shell": "/bin/sh"
},
{
"username": "daemon",
"password": "*",
"uid": "1",
"gid": "1",
"comment": "System Services",
"home": "/var/root",
"shell": "/usr/bin/false"
},
...
]
parse
def parse(data, raw=False, quiet=False)
Main text parsing function
Parameters:
data: (string) text data to parse
raw: (boolean) unprocessed output if True
quiet: (boolean) suppress warning messages if True
Returns:
List of Dictionaries. Raw or processed structured data.
Parser Information
Compatibility: linux, darwin, aix, freebsd
Source: jc/parsers/passwd.py
Version 1.4 by Kelly Brazil (kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com)