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20 * POSIX Standard: 9.2.2 User Database Access <pwd.h>
30 #include <gnu/types.h>
33 /* The passwd structure. */
36 char *pw_name
; /* Username. */
37 char *pw_passwd
; /* Password. */
38 __uid_t pw_uid
; /* User ID. */
39 __gid_t pw_gid
; /* Group ID. */
40 char *pw_gecos
; /* Real name. */
41 char *pw_dir
; /* Home directory. */
42 char *pw_shell
; /* Shell program. */
46 #if defined(__USE_SVID) || defined(__USE_GNU)
52 /* Return a new stream open on the password file. */
53 extern FILE *__pwdopen
__P ((void));
55 /* Read a password entry from STREAM, filling in P.
56 Return the `struct passwd' of P if successful, NULL on failure. */
57 extern struct passwd
*__pwdread
__P ((FILE * __stream
, __ptr_t __p
));
59 /* Return a chunk of memory containing pre-initialized data for __pwdread. */
60 extern __ptr_t __pwdalloc
__P ((void));
62 /* Scan the password file, filling in P, until SELECTOR returns nonzero for
63 an entry. Return the `struct passwd' of P if successful, NULL on
65 extern struct passwd
*__pwdscan
__P ((__ptr_t
*__p
,
66 int (*__selector
) (struct passwd
*)));
70 #if defined(__USE_SVID) || defined(__USE_MISC)
71 /* Rewind the password-file stream. */
72 extern void setpwent
__P ((void));
74 /* Close the password-file stream. */
75 extern void endpwent
__P ((void));
77 /* Read an entry from the password-file stream, opening it if necessary. */
78 extern struct passwd
*getpwent
__P ((void));
82 /* Read an entry from STREAM. */
83 extern struct passwd
*fgetpwent
__P ((FILE * __stream
));
85 /* Write the given entry onto the given stream. */
86 extern int putpwent
__P ((__const
struct passwd
* __p
, FILE * __f
));
89 /* Search for an entry with a matching user ID. */
90 extern struct passwd
*getpwuid
__P ((__uid_t __uid
));
92 /* Search for an entry with a matching username. */
93 extern struct passwd
*getpwnam
__P ((__const
char *__name
));