User

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Description:

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Properties:

• public int account_type { get; }
• public bool automatic_login { get; }
• public string email { get; }
• public string home_directory { owned get; }
• public string icon_file { get; }
• public bool is_loaded { get; }
• public string language { get; }
  The user’s locale, in the format `language[_territory][.
• public bool local_account { get; }
• public string location { get; }
• public bool locked { get; }
• public int login_frequency { get; }
• public Variant login_history { get; }
• public int64 login_time { get; }
• public bool nonexistent { get; }
• public string password_hint { get; }
• public int password_mode { get; }
• public string real_name { get; }
• public string shell { get; }
• public bool system_account { get; }
• public int uid { get; }
• public string user_name { get; }
• public string x_session { get; }

Creation methods:

• protected User ()

Methods:

• public int collate (User user2)
  Organize the user by login frequency and names.
• public UserAccountType get_account_type ()
  Retrieves the account type of this.
• public bool get_automatic_login ()
  Returns whether or not User is automatically logged in at boot time.
• public unowned string get_email ()
  Retrieves the email address set by this .
• public unowned string get_home_dir ()
  Retrieves the home directory for this .
• public unowned string get_icon_file ()
  Returns the path to the account icon belonging to this.
• public unowned string? get_language ()
  Returns the value of language.
• public unowned string[]? get_languages ()
  Returns the value of languages.
• public unowned string get_location ()
  Retrieves the location set by this.
• public bool get_locked ()
  Returns whether or not the User account is locked.
• public int get_login_frequency ()
  Returns the number of times this has logged in.
• public unowned Variant get_login_history ()
  Returns the login history for this.
• public int64 get_login_time ()
  Returns the last login time for this .
• public uint get_num_sessions ()
  Get the number of sessions for a user that are graphical and on the same seat as the session of the calling process.
• public uint get_num_sessions_anywhere ()
  Get the number of sessions for a user on any seat of any type.
• public unowned string get_object_path ()
  Returns the user accounts service object path of this, or null if this doesn't have an object path associated with it.
• public void get_password_expiration_policy (out int64 expiration_time, out int64 last_change_time, out int64 min_days_between_changes, out int64 max_days_between_changes, out int64 days_to_warn, out int64 days_after_expiration_until_lock)
  Get the password expiration policy for a user.
• public unowned string get_password_hint ()
  Retrieves the password hint set by this .
• public UserPasswordMode get_password_mode ()
  Retrieves the password mode of this.
• public unowned string get_primary_session_id ()
  Returns the id of the primary session of this, or null if this has no primary session.
• public unowned string get_real_name ()
  Retrieves the display name of this.
• public bool get_saved ()
  Returns whether or not the User account has retained state in accountsservice.
• public unowned string get_session ()
  Returns the path to the configured session for this.
• public unowned string get_session_type ()
  Returns the type of the configured session for this.
• public unowned string get_shell ()
  Retrieves the shell assigned to this .
• public uint get_uid ()
  Retrieves the ID of this.
• public unowned string get_user_name ()
  Retrieves the login name of this.
• public unowned string get_x_session ()
  Returns the path to the configured X session for this.
• public bool is_local_account ()
  Retrieves whether the user is a local account or not.
• public bool is_logged_in ()
  Returns whether or not User is currently graphically logged in on the same seat as the seat of the session of the calling process.
• public bool is_logged_in_anywhere ()
  Returns whether or not User is currently logged in in any way whatsoever.
• public bool is_nonexistent ()
  Retrieves whether the user is nonexistent or not.
• public bool is_system_account ()
  Returns whether or not User represents a 'system account' like 'root' or 'nobody'.
• public void set_account_type (UserAccountType account_type)
  Changes the account type of this.
• public void set_automatic_login (bool enabled)
  If enabled is set to true then this user will automatically be logged in at boot up time.
• public void set_email (string email)
  Assigns a new email to this.
• public void set_icon_file (string icon_file)
  Assigns a new icon for this.
• public void set_language (string language)
  Assigns a new locale for this, setting language.
• public void set_languages (string[] languages)
  Assigns preferred languages for this , setting languages, and overriding language with the first item in the list if there is one.
• public void set_location (string location)
  Assigns a new location for this.
• public void set_locked (bool locked)
  Note this function is synchronous and ignores errors.
• public void set_password (string password, string hint)
  Changes the password of this to password.
• public void set_password_expiration_policy (int64 min_days_between_changes, int64 max_days_between_changes, int64 days_to_warn, int64 days_after_expiration_until_lock)
  Set the password expiration policy for a user.
• public void set_password_hint (string hint)
• public void set_password_mode (UserPasswordMode password_mode)
  Changes the password of this.
• public void set_real_name (string real_name)
  Assigns a new name for this.
• public void set_session (string session)
  Assigns a new session for this.
• public void set_session_type (string session_type)
  Assigns a type to the session for this .
• public void set_user_expiration_policy (int64 expiration_time)
  Set the user expiration policy for a user.
• public void set_user_name (string user_name)
  Assigns a new username for this.
• public void set_x_session (string x_session)
  Assigns a new x session for this.

Signals:

• public signal void changed ()
  Emitted when the user accounts changes in some way.
• public signal void sessions_changed ()
  Emitted when the list of sessions for this user changes.

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