Access Watch

Access Watch is a Python script designed to retrieve and display file access information, such as last access time and file ownership details, on both Linux and Windows systems. The script utilizes OS-specific modules to gather this information, making it versatile and suitable for cross-platform environments.

Features

• Retrieve and display the last access time of a file.
• Display the file owner's user ID and group ID
• Convert user ID to username and group ID to group name.
• Cross-platform support: Works on both Linux and Windows.

LinuxAccessWatch

The LinuxAccessWatch class is designed to monitor and retrieve file information related to user access in a Linux environment. It provides methods to obtain metadata such as the last access time, owner UID, owner GID, owner username, and owner group name of a specified file or directory.

Methods

• get_file_stats() -> None: Gathers file statistics including last access time, owner UID, and owner GID.
• get_owner_uid() -> Optional[int]: Retrieves the user ID (UID) of the file owner.
• get_owner_gid() -> Optional[int]: Retrieves the group ID (GID) of the file owner.
• uid_to_username() -> str: Converts the owner UID to a human-readable username.
• gid_to_groupname() -> str: Converts the owner GID to a human-readable group name.
• get_last_access_time() -> Optional[str]: Returns the last access time of the file in a human-readable format.
• get_username() -> str: Retrieves the username of the file owner.
• get_groupname() -> str: Retrieves the group name of the file owner.

Usage

from accesswatch.linux import LinuxAccessWatch

access_watch = LinuxAccessWatch("/path/to/file_or/directory")
last_access_time = access_watch.get_last_access_time()
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owner_uid = access_watch.get_owner_uid()
# id
owner_gid = access_watch.get_owner_gid()
# id
username = access_watch.get_username()
# username
groupname = access_watch.get_groupname()
# usergroup

WindowsAccessWatch

WindowsAccessWatch is a class designed to monitor and retrieve information about file access on Windows systems. It tracks the last access time of a file, retrieves the owner Security Identifier (SID), and converts this SID into a human-readable account name, domain name, and account type.

Methods

• __init__(file_path): Initializes the WindowsAccessWatch object with the file path and retrieves the owner SID.
• set_owner_sid(): Sets the owner SID for the specified file or directory.
• get_file_stats(): Retrieves the last access time and owner SID of the file.
• get_last_access_time(): Returns the last access time in a human-readable format.
• get_owner_sid(): Returns the owner SID of the file.
• get_owner_sid_string(): Returns the owner SID as a string in a human-readable format.
• sid_to_username_info(sid): Converts a given SID to a username, domain name, and account type.
• user_access_info(): Retrieves the account name, domain name, and account type for the file owner.

Usage

from accesswatch.windows import WindowsAccessWatch

access_watcher = WindowsAccessWatch("/path/to/file_or/directory")
last_access_time = access_watcher.get_last_access_time()        
owner_sid = access_watcher.get_owner_sid_string()
account_name, domain_name, account_type = access_watcher.user_access_info() 

Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

Github: https://github.com/mahdikhoshdel/accesswatch.git

Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-branch).
3. Make your changes.
4. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature').
5. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-branch).
6. Open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.