GETPW
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: April 9, 1993
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NAME
getpw - Re-construct password line entry
SYNOPSIS
#include <pwd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
int getpw(uid_t uid, char *buf);
DESCRIPTION
The getpw() function re-constructs the password line entry for
the given user uid uid in the buffer buf. The returned
buffer contains a line of format
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name:passwd:uid:gid:gecos:dir:shell
The passwd structure is defined in <pwd.h> as follows:
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struct passwd {
char *pw_name; /* user name */
char *pw_passwd; /* user password */
uid_t pw_uid; /* user id */
gid_t pw_gid; /* group id */
char *pw_gecos; /* real name */
char *pw_dir; /* home directory */
char *pw_shell; /* shell program */
};
RETURN VALUE
The getpw() function returns 0 on success, or -1 if an error
occurs.
ERRORS
- ENOMEM
-
Insufficient memory to allocate passwd structure.
FILES
/etc/passwdpassword database file
SEE ALSO
fgetpwent(3), getpwent(3), setpwent(3), endpwent(3),
getpwnam(3), getpwuid(3), putpwent(3)
Index
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- RETURN VALUE
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- ERRORS
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- FILES
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