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2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
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5 modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
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17 Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
20 * POSIX Standard: 9.2.2 User Database Access <pwd.h>
23 #ifndef _PWD_H
24 #define _PWD_H 1
26 #include <features.h>
28 __BEGIN_DECLS
30 #include <bits/types.h>
32 #define __need_size_t
33 #include <stddef.h>
35 /* The passwd structure. */
36 struct passwd
38 char *pw_name; /* Username. */
39 char *pw_passwd; /* Password. */
40 __uid_t pw_uid; /* User ID. */
41 __gid_t pw_gid; /* Group ID. */
42 char *pw_gecos; /* Real name. */
43 char *pw_dir; /* Home directory. */
44 char *pw_shell; /* Shell program. */
48 #if defined __USE_SVID || defined __USE_GNU
49 # define __need_FILE
50 # include <stdio.h>
51 #endif
53 #ifdef __USE_GNU
54 /* Return a new stream open on the password file. */
55 extern FILE *__pwdopen __P ((void));
57 /* Read a password entry from STREAM, filling in P.
58 Return the `struct passwd' of P if successful, NULL on failure. */
59 extern struct passwd *__pwdread __P ((FILE *__stream, __ptr_t __p));
61 /* Return a chunk of memory containing pre-initialized data for __pwdread. */
62 extern __ptr_t __pwdalloc __P ((void));
64 /* Scan the password file, filling in P, until SELECTOR returns nonzero for
65 an entry. Return the `struct passwd' of P if successful, NULL on
66 failure. */
67 extern struct passwd *__pwdscan __P ((__ptr_t *__p,
68 int (*__selector) (struct passwd *)));
69 #endif
72 #if defined __USE_SVID || defined __USE_MISC || defined __USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED
73 /* Rewind the password-file stream. */
74 extern void setpwent __P ((void));
76 /* Close the password-file stream. */
77 extern void endpwent __P ((void));
79 /* Read an entry from the password-file stream, opening it if necessary. */
80 extern struct passwd *getpwent __P ((void));
81 #endif
83 #ifdef __USE_SVID
84 /* Read an entry from STREAM. */
85 extern struct passwd *fgetpwent __P ((FILE *__stream));
87 /* Write the given entry onto the given stream. */
88 extern int putpwent __P ((__const struct passwd *__p, FILE *__f));
89 #endif
91 /* Search for an entry with a matching user ID. */
92 extern struct passwd *getpwuid __P ((__uid_t __uid));
94 /* Search for an entry with a matching username. */
95 extern struct passwd *getpwnam __P ((__const char *__name));
97 #if defined __USE_POSIX || defined __USE_MISC
99 # ifdef __USE_MISC
100 /* Reasonable value for the buffer sized used in the reentrant
101 functions below. But better use `sysconf'. */
102 # define NSS_BUFLEN_PASSWD 1024
103 # endif
105 /* Reentrant versions of some of the functions above.
107 PLEASE NOTE: the `getpwent_r' function is not (yet) standardized.
108 The interface may change in later versions of this library. But
109 the interface is designed following the principals used for the
110 other reentrant functions so the chances are good this is what the
111 POSIX people would choose. */
113 # if defined __USE_SVID || defined __USE_MISC || defined __USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED
114 extern int __getpwent_r __P ((struct passwd *__resultbuf, char *__buffer,
115 size_t __buflen, struct passwd **__result));
116 extern int getpwent_r __P ((struct passwd *__resultbuf, char *__buffer,
117 size_t __buflen, struct passwd **__result));
118 # endif
120 extern int __getpwuid_r __P ((__uid_t __uid, struct passwd *__resultbuf,
121 char *__buffer, size_t __buflen,
122 struct passwd **__result));
123 extern int getpwuid_r __P ((__uid_t __uid, struct passwd *__resultbuf,
124 char *__buffer, size_t __buflen,
125 struct passwd **__result));
127 extern int __getpwnam_r __P ((__const char *__name, struct passwd *__resultbuf,
128 char *__buffer, size_t __buflen,
129 struct passwd **__result));
130 extern int getpwnam_r __P ((__const char *__name, struct passwd *__resultbuf,
131 char *__buffer, size_t __buflen,
132 struct passwd **__result));
135 # ifdef __USE_SVID
136 /* Read an entry from STREAM. This function is not standardized and
137 probably never will. */
138 extern int __fgetpwent_r __P ((FILE * __stream, struct passwd *__resultbuf,
139 char *__buffer, size_t __buflen,
140 struct passwd **__result));
141 extern int fgetpwent_r __P ((FILE * __stream, struct passwd *__resultbuf,
142 char *__buffer, size_t __buflen,
143 struct passwd **__result));
144 # endif
146 #endif /* POSIX or reentrant */
149 __END_DECLS
151 #endif /* pwd.h */