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chkgrp/lua/checkgroup.lua

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-- This file is part of chkgrp that is a program that checks if a user is a
-- member of a group.
--
-- Author: Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org> - 2025
-- Homepage: https://git.xw3.org/hanez/chkgrp
-- License: Apache-2.0 (see LICENSE)
local checkgroup = {}
local MAX_NAME = 256
local function read_passwd_gid(username)
local f = io.open("/etc/passwd", "r")
if not f then return nil end
for line in f:lines() do
local fields = {}
for field in string.gmatch(line, "([^:]+)") do
table.insert(fields, field)
end
if fields[1] == username then
f:close()
return tonumber(fields[4])
end
end
f:close()
return nil
end
local function check_group_membership(username, groupname, user_gid)
local f = io.open("/etc/group", "r")
if not f then return nil end
for line in f:lines() do
local fields = {}
for field in string.gmatch(line, "([^:]+)") do
table.insert(fields, field)
end
if fields[1] == groupname then
local group_gid = tonumber(fields[3])
if group_gid == user_gid then
f:close()
return true
end
for member in string.gmatch(fields[4] or "", "[^,]+") do
if member == username then
f:close()
return true
end
end
f:close()
return false
end
end
f:close()
return nil
end
function checkgroup.is_user_in_group(username, groupname)
if not username or not groupname then
return nil
end
if #username > MAX_NAME or #groupname > MAX_NAME then
return nil
end
local gid = read_passwd_gid(username)
if not gid then return nil end
return check_group_membership(username, groupname, gid)
end
return checkgroup