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diff --git a/src/passwd.rs b/src/passwd.rs
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+use libc::uid_t;
+use std::ffi::CStr;
+
+pub fn get_uid_by_name<S: AsRef<CStr> + ?Sized>(name: &S) -> Option<uid_t> {
+    let passwd = unsafe { libc::getpwnam(name.as_ref().as_ptr()) };
+    if !passwd.is_null() {
+        Some(unsafe { *passwd }.pw_uid)
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}