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GETPWNAM(3)         Linux Programmer's Manual         GETPWNAM(3)
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NAME
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       getpwnam, getpwuid - get password file entry
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SYNOPSIS
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       #include <pwd.h>
+       #include <sys/types.h>
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+       struct passwd *getpwnam(const char * name);
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+       struct passwd *getpwuid(uid_t uid);
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DESCRIPTION
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       The  getpwnam()  function returns a pointer to a structure
+       containing  the  broken  out  fields  of   a   line   from
+       /etc/passwd for the entry that matches the user name name.
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+       The getpwuid() function returns a pointer to  a  structure
+       containing   the   broken   out  fields  of  a  line  from
+       /etc/passwd for the entry that matches the user uid uid.
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+       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 */
+              };
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RETURN VALUE
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       The getpwnam() and getpwuid() functions return the  passwd
+       structure,  or  NULL if the matching entry is not found or
+       an error occurs.
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ERRORS
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       ENOMEM Insufficient memory to allocate passwd structure.
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FILES
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       /etc/passwdpassword database file
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CONFORMING TO
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       SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3
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SEE ALSO +

+fgetpwent, +getpwent, +setpwent, +endpwent, +getpw, +putpwent, +

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