pwd.h File Reference

#include <sys/types.h>

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Data Structures
struct	passwd

Functions
struct passwd *	getpwuid (uid_t uid)
	Look a user up by its number. More...
struct passwd *	getpwnam (const char *name)
	Look a user up by its name. More...

Function Documentation

getpwnam()

struct passwd* getpwnam

(

const char *

name

)

Look a user up by its name.

Parameters

name	The user to look up.

Return values

struct

passwd *: The record when the user exists, and a null pointer when it does not.

getpwuid()

struct passwd* getpwuid

(

uid_t

uid

)

Look a user up by its number.

Parameters

uid	The user to look up.

Return values

struct

passwd *: The record when the user exists, and a null pointer when it does not.