pwd.h File Reference

POSIX password database access (<pwd.h>) More...

#include <sys/stat.h>

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Data Structures
struct	passwd
	POSIX password database entry. More...

Functions
int	getpwnam_r (const char *nam, struct passwd *pwd, char *buffer, size_t bufsize, struct passwd **result)
	Look up a password entry by name (thread-safe).
int	getpwuid_r (uid_t uid, struct passwd *pwd, char *buffer, size_t bufsize, struct passwd **result)
	Look up a password entry by user ID (thread-safe).
void	endpwent (void)
	Close the password database.
struct passwd *	getpwent (void)
	Read the next password entry from the password database.
struct passwd *	getpwnam (const char *name)
	Look up a password entry by name.
struct passwd *	getpwuid (uid_t uid)
	Look up a password entry by user ID.
void	setpwent (void)
	Rewind to the beginning of the password database.

Detailed Description

POSIX password database access (<pwd.h>)

See also

POSIX.1-2017 <pwd.h>

Definition in file pwd.h.