LC.sys.*¶

The module LC.sys provides access to several system informations.

LC.sys.get_fqdn()¶

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fully-qualified name

This function returns the fully-qualified domain name of the server. The result is the same as running the command hostname -f.

LC.sys.get_machine()¶

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machine (hardware) name

This function returns the hardware name (e.g. x86_64). The result is the same as running the command uname -m.

LC.sys.get_name()¶

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kernel name

This function returns the kernel name (e.g. Linux). The result is the same as running the command uname -k.

LC.sys.get_node()¶

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host name

This function returns the host name (without domain). The result is the same as running the command uname -n.

LC.sys.get_release()¶

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kernel release

This function returns the kernel release (e.g. 4.9.0-11-amd64). The result is the same as running the command uname -r.

LC.sys.get_version()¶

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kernel version

This function returns the full kernel version string (e.g. #1 SMP Debian 4.9.189-3+deb9u1 (2019-09-20)). The result is the same as running the command uname -v.

LC.sys.group_exists(name)¶

Parameter

• name (String) – group name

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group id or false

Check if a group with the given name exists. The check is done using getgrnam(), so NIS and LDAP are also taken into account.

If the group exists, its numerical ID is returned, otherwise false.

LC.sys.user_exists(name)¶

Parameter

• name (String) – user name

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user id or false

Check if a user with the given name exists. The check is done using getgrnam(), so NIS and LDAP are also taken into account.

If the user exists, its numerical ID is returned, otherwise false.