pwd.h - password structure
#include <pwd.h>
The <pwd.h> header shall provide a definition for struct passwd, which shall include at least the following members:
char *pw_name User's login name. uid_t pw_uid Numerical user ID. gid_t pw_gid Numerical group ID. char *pw_dir Initial working directory. char *pw_shell Program to use as shell.The gid_t and uid_t types shall be defined as described in <sys/types.h>.
The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined as macros. Function prototypes shall be provided.
struct passwd *getpwnam(const char *); struct passwd *getpwuid(uid_t); [TSF] int getpwnam_r(const char *, struct passwd *, char *, size_t, struct passwd **); int getpwuid_r(uid_t, struct passwd *, char *, size_t, struct passwd **); [XSI] void endpwent(void); struct passwd *getpwent(void); void setpwent(void);
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<sys/types.h>, the System Interfaces volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, endpwent(), getpwnam(), getpwuid()
First released in Issue 1.
The DESCRIPTION is updated for alignment with the POSIX Threads Extension.
The following new requirements on POSIX implementations derive from alignment with the Single UNIX Specification:
The gid_t and uid_t types are mandated.
The getpwnam_r() and getpwuid_r() functions are marked as part of the Thread-Safe Functions option.