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45 .Nd group database operations
53 .Fn getgrent_r "struct group *grp" "char *buffer" "size_t bufsize" "struct group **result"
55 .Fn getgrnam "const char *name"
57 .Fn getgrnam_r "const char *name" "struct group *grp" "char *buffer" "size_t bufsize" "struct group **result"
59 .Fn getgrgid "gid_t gid"
61 .Fn getgrgid_r "gid_t gid" "struct group *grp" "char *buffer" "size_t bufsize" "struct group **result"
63 .Fn setgroupent "int stayopen"
69 These functions operate on the group database file
74 Each line of the database is defined by the structure
79 .Bd -literal -offset indent
81 char *gr_name; /* group name */
82 char *gr_passwd; /* group password */
83 gid_t gr_gid; /* group id */
84 char **gr_mem; /* group members */
92 search the group database for the given group name pointed to by
94 or the group id pointed to by
96 respectively, returning the first one encountered.
98 names or group gids may result in undefined behavior.
103 sequentially reads the group database and is intended for programs
104 that wish to step through the complete list of groups.
111 are thread-safe versions of
117 The caller must provide storage for the results of the search in
125 When these functions are successful, the
127 argument will be filled-in, and a pointer to that argument will be
130 If an entry is not found or an error occurs,
135 These functions will open the group file for reading, if necessary.
140 opens the file, or rewinds it if it is already open.
143 is non-zero, file descriptors are left open, significantly speeding
144 functions subsequent calls.
145 This functionality is unnecessary for
147 as it does not close its file descriptors by default.
149 be noted that it is dangerous for long-running programs to use this
150 functionality as the group file may be updated.
157 with an argument of zero.
162 closes any open files.
169 return a pointer to a group structure on success or
171 if the entry is not found or if an error occurs.
172 If an error does occur,
175 Note that programs must explicitly set
177 to zero before calling any of these functions if they need to
178 distinguish between a non-existent entry and an error.
184 return 0 if no error occurred, or an error number to indicate failure.
185 It is not an error if a matching entry is not found.
190 and the return value is 0, no matching entry exists.)
194 function returns the value 1 if successful, otherwise the value
198 function has no return value.
200 .Bl -tag -width /etc/group -compact
205 The historic function
207 which allowed the specification of alternate password databases, has
208 been deprecated and is no longer available.
212 .Xr nsswitch.conf 5 ,
258 leave their results in an internal static object and return
259 a pointer to that object.
262 will modify the same object.
271 are fairly useless in a networked environment and should be
272 avoided, if possible.
278 make no attempt to suppress duplicate information if multiple
279 sources are specified in
280 .Xr nsswitch.conf 5 .