Mon Dec 18 13:40:37 1995 Roland McGrath <roland@churchy.gnu.ai.mit.edu>
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17 Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
20 * POSIX Standard: 9.2.1 Group Database Access <grp.h>
23 #ifndef _GRP_H
25 #define _GRP_H 1
26 #include <features.h>
28 __BEGIN_DECLS
30 #include <gnu/types.h>
33 /* The group structure. */
34 struct group
36 char *gr_name; /* Group name. */
37 char *gr_passwd; /* Password. */
38 __gid_t gr_gid; /* Group ID. */
39 char **gr_mem; /* Member list. */
43 #if defined(__USE_SVID) || defined(__USE_GNU)
44 #define __need_FILE
45 #include <stdio.h>
46 #endif
48 #ifdef __USE_GNU
49 /* Return a new stream open on the group file. */
50 extern FILE *__grpopen __P ((void));
52 /* Read a group entry from STREAM, filling in G.
53 Return the `struct group' of G if successful, NULL on failure. */
54 extern struct group *__grpread __P ((FILE * __stream, __ptr_t __g));
56 /* Return a chunk of memory containing pre-initialized data for __grpread. */
57 extern __ptr_t __grpalloc __P ((void));
59 /* Scan the group file, filling in G, until SELECTOR returns nonzero for an
60 entry. Return the `struct group' of G if successful, NULL on failure. */
61 extern struct group *__grpscan __P ((__ptr_t *__p,
62 int (*__selector) (struct group *)));
63 #endif
66 #if defined(__USE_SVID) || defined(__USE_MISC) || defined (__USE_BSD)
67 /* Rewind the group-file stream. */
68 extern void setgrent __P ((void));
70 /* Close the group-file stream. */
71 extern void endgrent __P ((void));
73 /* Read an entry from the group-file stream, opening it if necessary. */
74 extern struct group *getgrent __P ((void));
75 #endif
77 #ifdef __USE_SVID
78 /* Read a group entry from STREAM. */
79 extern struct group *fgetgrent __P ((FILE * __stream));
80 #endif
82 /* Search for an entry with a matching group ID. */
83 extern struct group *getgrgid __P ((__gid_t __gid));
85 /* Search for an entry with a matching group name. */
86 extern struct group *getgrnam __P ((__const char *__name));
89 #ifdef __USE_BSD
91 #define __need_size_t
92 #include <stddef.h>
94 /* Set the group set for the current user to GROUPS (N of them). */
95 extern int setgroups __P ((size_t __n, __const __gid_t * groups));
97 /* Initialize the group set for the current user
98 by reading the group database and using all groups
99 of which USER is a member. Also include GROUP. */
100 extern int initgroups __P ((__const char *user, __gid_t group));
102 #endif /* Use BSD. */
104 __END_DECLS
106 #endif /* grp.h */