guid_to_id

Use the guid_to_id command to specify a globally unique identifier (GUID) for a user or group and returns a UID or GID that uses the Apple methodology for automatically generated unique identifiers.

Zone Type

Not applicable

Syntax

guid_to_id guid

Abbreviation

None.

Options

This command takes no options.

Arguments

This command takes the following argument:

Argument Type Description
guid string Required. Specifies the globally unique identifier for a user or group.

Return Value

This command returns UID or GID for the user or group generated using the Apple mechanism for automatically generating identifiers.

Examples

guid_to_id 763ddbc8-44cc-4a79-83aa-abc899b46aba

This example returns the UID for the user associated with the specified globally unique identifier:

1983765448

The following command performs actions related to this command:

  • principal_to_id returns a unique UID or GID based on either the Apple methodology or the Delinea Auto Zone methodology for generating numeric identifiers.
  • sid_to_uid converts a user’s security identifier to a numeric identifier (UID).

help

Use the help command to return information about one or more ADEdit commands. It’s followed by a command pattern that is either the name of a single ADEdit command or a string with wild cards that specifies multiple possible commands. The command pattern can also be a command abbreviation.

The command pattern wild cards are:

  • ? for a single character
  • * for multiple characters

Zone Type

Not applicable

Syntax

help command_pattern

Abbreviation

h

Options

This command takes no options.

Arguments

This command takes the following argument:

Argument Type Description
command_pattern string Required. Specifies the name of one or more ADEdit commands for which to return information. You can specify a command name, command shortcut or use the ? and * wild cards to specify a single character or multiple characters respectively.

Return Value

This command returns information for the specified command or commands. If there’s no match for the command_pattern you specify, the command returns nothing.

Examples

help explain_sd

This example returns information for the explain_sd command.

help ?et*

This example returns information for the ADEdit commands that start with get or set, such as get_zones, get_zone_field, set_zone_field, and set_role_field.

None.