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How do I get a list of all the users on my macos machine in the terminal?

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How do I get a list of all the users on my macos machine in the terminal?

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To get a list of all user accounts on your macOS machine using the terminal, you can use the following commands: 1. **list of local user accounts**: This will show you all local user accounts. 

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   dscl . list /Users
This command queries the directory service for the list of users registered on the local machine. 2. **list of user accounts including system accounts**: This will include both user and system accounts, and potentially many more entries. 
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   cut -d: -f1 /etc/passwd
This reads the `/etc/passwd` file, which contains user account information, and lists the usernames. 3. **more detailed user information**: If you want more detailed information about each user, you could use: 
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   dscl . -read /Users/username
Replace `username` with the actual username you are interested in exploring. Keep in mind that some of these commands might return a list of both regular user accounts and system/service accounts. To differentiate regular user accounts, typically their User IDs (UIDs) are 500 and above on older versions of macOS, or 501 and above on newer versions (OS X 10.7 and later). When using these commands, especially while exploring detailed user information, ensure you have the necessary permissions, or you might need to use `sudo` before some commands.

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Testing if the previous output contains the string dscl . list /Users: True

Initial Query

How do I get a list of all the users on my macos machine in the terminal?

LLM Generation

Query

How do I get a list of all the users on my macos machine in the terminal?

Output

You can easily list all the users on your macOS machine using the Terminal. Here are a few methods to do so: 1. **Using the `dscl` command:** You can use the `dscl` (Directory Service command line utility) command to list all the users: 

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   dscl . list /Users
This command will display all user accounts, including system and hidden accounts. 2. **Using the `id` command:** This command provides details about user accounts, but you'd usually run it for specific users. To list all users, you may want to consider filtering: 
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   cut -d: -f1 /etc/passwd
This command will also list all user accounts directly from the `/etc/passwd` file, which includes system users as well. 3. **Filtering non-system users:** If you want to filter out system users and only see regular human user accounts, you can do something like this: 
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   dscl . list /Users | grep -v '^_'
The above command filters out user accounts beginning with an underscore, which often indicates system accounts. 4. **Using `getent` (may not be available in all cases):** Some systems might have `getent` available: 
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   getent passwd
However, `getent` is more common on Linux systems rather than macOS. Remember, these methods will list all user accounts recognized by the system, including both system and human users. You might want to understand which accounts are specifically user accounts versus system accounts, especially when viewing or making changes.

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string dscl . list /Users: True

Initial Query

How do I get a list of all the users on my macos machine in the terminal?

LLM Generation

Query

How do I get a list of all the users on my macos machine in the terminal?

Output

You can get a list of all the users on your macOS machine by using the `dscl` command in the terminal. Here's how you can do it: 1. Open the Terminal app on your Mac. 2. Type the following command and press Enter: 

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   dscl . list /Users
This command will display a list of all the user accounts on the system. Note that some of the entries you see may not correspond to real user accounts; they might represent system users or services. If you want a list of only human users (i.e., ones that should have home directories and be used for logging in), you can filter the results further: 
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dscl . list /Users | grep -v '^_'
This command excludes users whose names begin with an underscore, which are often system or service accounts. Another command you can use is `id` to check information about a specific user, and `who` to see currently logged-in users: - To check specific user info, use: `id <username>` - To see who's logged in currently: `who` This should give you a good overview of user accounts on your macOS system.

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string dscl . list /Users: True

Initial Query

How do I get a list of all the users on my macos machine in the terminal?

LLM Generation

Query

How do I get a list of all the users on my macos machine in the terminal?

Output

To get a list of all the users on your macOS machine using the terminal, you can use the `dscl` command, which is a directory service command-line utility. Here's how you can do it: 1. Open the Terminal application. You can find it in Applications > Utilities or by searching for it using Spotlight (press `Command` + `Space` and type "Terminal"). 2. Type the following command and press `Enter`: 

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   dscl . list /Users
This command will list all the user accounts on the system, including both standard user accounts and system accounts. Note that this list will include some system and service-related accounts that aren't typical user accounts you would normally log in with. If you want to filter out system accounts and see only standard user accounts, look for accounts with a user ID (UID) of 500 and above. You can get user information including UID with the following command: 
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dscl . -list /Users UniqueID
For more detailed information, like filtering for specific user UIDs, you may need to use additional scripting or tools to parse and interpret the results.

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string dscl . list /Users: True

Initial Query

How do I get a list of all the users on my macos machine in the terminal?

LLM Generation

Query

How do I get a list of all the users on my macos machine in the terminal?

Output

To get a list of all the user accounts on your macOS machine via the terminal, you can use the following command: 

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dscl . list /Users
This command uses the `dscl` (Directory Service command line utility) to list all user records in the local directory. If you want to filter out system accounts (which usually start with an underscore), you can use: 
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dscl . list /Users | grep -v '^_'
Alternatively, if you're interested in seeing more detailed information about each user, you can use: 
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dscacheutil -q user
This will query the user information cache and provide more detailed output for each user account. Remember, if you're running these commands in a multi-user environment or where sensitive information is involved, ensure you have the necessary permissions and are compliant with any relevant privacy policies.

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string dscl . list /Users: True