awk UID filter

From: Selcuk Sahin (selcuk.sahin_at_aski.gov.tr)
Date: 07/30/04

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To: tru64-unix-managers@ornl.gov

     
                Hi everybody,
                I wanna filter the User ID (UID) from "/etc/passwd" which is
    as everybody know a file as follows:
                .
                evrm4915:7FzjqY2FJ6EMo:272:223:celebi
    simsek:/home/aski/evrak:/usr/bin/sh
                evrm4275:unM//s5mugLt2:273:223:celalettin
    acil:/home/aski/evrak:/usr/bin/sh
                ..
                
                Well I have written a script using awk. But it didnt work.
    My script to fitler the UID is as follows:
     
                echo "Enter the user whose UID youn wanna know : "
                read usrid
                more /etc/passwd | awk -F: '/$usrid/ { print $3 }';;
     
                The above script doesnt work. Can anybody tell me please
    which part I am doing wrong?
     
                Greetings
     
                SSS
     

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