awk UID filter

From: Selcuk Sahin <selcuk.sahin_at_aski.gov.tr>
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:08:35 +0300

 
            Hi everybody,
            I wanna filter the User ID (UID) from "/etc/passwd" which is
as everybody know a file as follows:
            .
            evrm4915:7FzjqY2FJ6EMo:272:223:celebi
simsek:/home/aski/evrak:/usr/bin/sh
            evrm4275:unM//s5mugLt2:273:223:celalettin
acil:/home/aski/evrak:/usr/bin/sh
            ..
            
            Well I have written a script using awk. But it didnt work.
My script to fitler the UID is as follows:
 
            echo "Enter the user whose UID youn wanna know : "
            read usrid
            more /etc/passwd | awk -F: '/$usrid/ { print $3 }';;
 
            The above script doesnt work. Can anybody tell me please
which part I am doing wrong?
 
            Greetings
 
            SSS
 
Received on Fri Jul 30 2004 - 13:11:04 NZST