user-profiles.py

gistfile1.py

import os
import sys
import re
import platform


def user_profiles():
    """
    local_users grain will list the contents of:
        Unix:
            /home
        Windows:
            7:
                c:\Users\
            XP:
                c:\Documents and Settings\
    """
    grains = {}

    if platform.system() == 'Windows':
        if platform.win32_ver()[1].startswith('5'):
            profile_path = r'c:\Documents and Settings'
        elif platform.win32_ver()[1].startswith('6'):
            profile_path = r'c:\Users'
    elif platform.system() == ('FreeBSD' or 'Linux'):
        profile_path = '/home'

    users = os.listdir(profile_path)

    grains['user_profiles'] = users

    return grains