+ * Gets the home directory for the given user.
+ *
+ * @param uid the uid
+ * @param homedir string to append home directory to
+ * @returns #TRUE if user existed and we appended their homedir
+ */
+dbus_bool_t
+_dbus_homedir_from_uid (dbus_uid_t uid,
+ DBusString *homedir)
+{
+ DBusUserDatabase *db;
+ const DBusUserInfo *info;
+
+ /* FIXME: this can't distinguish ENOMEM from other errors */
+ if (!_dbus_user_database_lock_system ())
+ return FALSE;
+
+ db = _dbus_user_database_get_system ();
+ if (db == NULL)
+ {
+ _dbus_user_database_unlock_system ();
+ return FALSE;
+ }
+
+ if (!_dbus_user_database_get_uid (db, uid,
+ &info, NULL))
+ {
+ _dbus_user_database_unlock_system ();
+ return FALSE;
+ }
+
+ if (!_dbus_string_append (homedir, info->homedir))
+ {
+ _dbus_user_database_unlock_system ();
+ return FALSE;
+ }
+
+ _dbus_user_database_unlock_system ();
+ return TRUE;
+}
+
+/**