sub check_passwd_nt { my ($uname,$guess) = @_; my $pw = getpw($uname); print Dumper($pw); } sub check_group_nt { my ($uname,$group) = @_; my $gr = getgr($uname); print Dumper($gr); } &check_passwd_nt($user_text,$passwd_text); &check_group_nt($user_text,"supercam");