/*****************************************************************************\
 * src/common/uid.h - uid/gid lookup utility functions
 * $Id$
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 *  UCRL-CODE-2002-040.
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#ifndef __SLURM_UID_UTILITY_H__
#define __SLURM_UID_UTILITY_H__

#include <sys/types.h>

/*
 * Return validated uid_t for string in ``name'' which contains
 *  either the UID number or user name
 * 
 * Returns uid after verifying presence in /etc/passwd, or
 *  (uid_t) -1 on failure.
 */
uid_t uid_from_string (char *name);

/*
 * Same as uid_from_name(), but for group name/id.
 */
gid_t gid_from_string (char *name);

/* 
 * Translate uid to user name
 */
char *uid_to_string (uid_t uid);

#endif /*__SLURM_UID_UTILITY_H__*/
