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1 /* Copyright (C) 1991, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
4 The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
6 published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
7 License, or (at your option) any later version.
9 The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
12 Library General Public License for more details.
14 You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
15 License along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.LIB. If not,
16 write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
17 Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
19 #include <pwd.h>
20 #include <stdio.h>
21 #include <string.h>
22 #include <unistd.h>
23 #include <sys/types.h>
25 /* Return the username of the caller.
26 If S is not NULL, it points to a buffer of at least L_cuserid bytes
27 into which the name is copied; otherwise, a static buffer is used. */
28 char *
29 cuserid (s)
30 char *s;
32 static char name[L_cuserid];
33 char buf[NSS_BUFLEN_PASSWD];
34 struct passwd pwent;
35 struct passwd *pwptr;
37 if (__getpwuid_r (geteuid (), &pwent, buf, sizeof (buf), &pwptr))
39 if (s != NULL)
40 s[0] = '\0';
41 return NULL;
44 if (s == NULL)
45 s = name;
46 return strncpy (s, pwptr->pw_name, L_cuserid);