acs_user::get_by_username (public)

 acs_user::get_by_username [ -authority_id authority_id ] \
    -username username

Defined in packages/acs-tcl/tcl/community-core-procs.tcl

Returns user_id from authority and username. Returns the empty string if no user found.

Switches:

-authority_id (optional)

The authority. Defaults to local authority.

-username (required)

The username of the user you're trying to find.

Returns:

user_id of the user, or the empty string if no user found.

Testcases:

auth_authenticate, auth_create_user, auth_password_reset