#!/bin/bash
#<pre><b>
# Script     : gethome
# Version    : 1.0
# Author     : Roland Rashleigh-Berry
# Date       : 30-Nov-2004
# Purpose    : Production script to return the home directroy of a user, given
#              a userid.
# SubScripts : none
# Notes      : none
# Usage      : gethome
#              gethome userid
#===============================================================================
# PARAMETERS:
#-pos- -------------------------------description-------------------------------
#  1   (optional) Userid. Defaults to current user
#===============================================================================
# AMENDMENT HISTORY:
# init --date-- mod-id ----------------------description------------------------
#
#===============================================================================
# This is public domain software. No guarantee as to suitability or accuracy is
# given or implied. User uses this code entirely at their own risk.
#===============================================================================

iam=$(whoami)

if [ $# -lt 1 ]
then
  userid=$iam
else
  userid=$1
fi

# "getent" should be good for a few Linux systems
#getent passwd "$userid" | awk -F: '{print $6}'

# if "getent" no good then try the /etc/passwd file
grep "^$userid:" /etc/passwd | awk -F: '{print $6}'