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.\" From: @(#)getpwent.3 8.2 (Berkeley) 12/11/93
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.\"
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.TH GETPWENT 3 "September 20, 1994" "" "Library Routines"
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.SH NAME
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.BR getpwent ,
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.BR getpwnam ,
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.BR getpwuid ,
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.BR setpassent ,
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.BR setpwent ,
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.BR endpwent
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\- password database operations
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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#include <sys/types.h>
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.br
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#include <pwd.h>
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.sp 1
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struct passwd *\fBgetpwent\fR (void);
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.br
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struct passwd *\fBgetpwnam\fR (const char *\fIlogin\fR);
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.br
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struct passwd *\fBgetpwuid\fR (uid_t \fIuid\fR);
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.br
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int \fBsetpassent\fR (int \fIstayopen\fR);
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.br
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int \fBsetpwent\fR (void);
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.br
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void \fBendpwent\fR (void);
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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These functions
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operate on the password database file
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which is described
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in
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.BR passwd (5).
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Each entry in the database is defined by the structure
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.BR passwd
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found in the include
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file <pwd.h>:
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.nf
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struct passwd {
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char *pw_name; /* user name */
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char *pw_passwd; /* encrypted password */
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uid_t pw_uid; /* user uid */
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gid_t pw_gid; /* user gid */
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time_t pw_change; /* password change time */
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char *pw_class; /* user access class */
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char *pw_gecos; /* real name */
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char *pw_dir; /* home directory */
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char *pw_shell; /* default shell */
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time_t pw_expire; /* account expiration */
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};
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.fi
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.LP
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The functions
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.BR getpwnam
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and
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.BR getpwuid
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search the password database for the given login name or user uid,
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respectively, always returning the first one encountered.
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.LP
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The
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.BR getpwent
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function
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sequentially reads the password database and is intended for programs
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that wish to process the complete list of users.
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.LP
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The
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.BR setpassent
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function
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accomplishes two purposes.
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First, it causes
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.BR getpwent
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to ``rewind'' to the beginning of the database.
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Additionally, if
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.I stayopen
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is non-zero, file descriptors are left open, significantly speeding
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up subsequent accesses for all of the routines.
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(This latter functionality is unnecessary for
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.BR getpwent
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as it doesn't close its file descriptors by default.)
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.LP
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It is dangerous for long-running programs to keep the file descriptors
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open as the database will become out of date if it is updated while the
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program is running.
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.LP
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The
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.BR setpwent
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function
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is identical to
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.BR setpassent
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with an argument of zero.
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.LP
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The
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.BR endpwent
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function
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closes any open files.
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.LP
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These routines have been written to ``shadow'' the password file, e.g.
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allow only certain programs to have access to the encrypted password.
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If the process which calls them has an effective uid of 0, the encrypted
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password will be returned, otherwise, the password field of the returned
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structure will point to the string
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.BR * .
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.SH YP/NIS INTERACTION
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When the
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.BR yp (4)
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password database is enabled, the
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.BR getpwnam
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and
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.BR getpwuid
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functions use the YP maps
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.BR passwd.byname
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and
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.BR passwd.byuid ,
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respectively, if the requested password entry is not found in the
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local database. The
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.BR getpwent
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function will step through the YP map
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.BR passwd.byname
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if the entire map is enabled as described in
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.BR passwd (5).
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.SH RETURN VALUES
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The functions
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.BR getpwent ,
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.BR getpwnam ,
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and
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.BR getpwuid ,
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return a valid pointer to a passwd structure on success
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and a null pointer if end-of-file is reached or an error occurs.
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The functions
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.BR setpassent
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and
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.BR setpwent
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return 0 on failure and 1 on success.
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The
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.BR endpwent
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function
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has no return value.
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.SH FILES
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.IP \fB/etc/pwd.db\fR
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The insecure password database file
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.IP \fB/etc/spwd.db\fR
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The secure password database file
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.IP \fB/etc/master.passwd\fR
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The current password file
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.IP \fB/etc/passwd\fR
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A Version 7 format password file
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR getlogin (2),
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.BR getgrent (3),
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.BR yp (4),
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.BR passwd (5),
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.BR pwd_mkdb (8),
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.BR vipw (8)
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.SH HISTORY
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The
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.BR getpwent ,
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.BR getpwnam ,
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.BR getpwuid ,
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.BR setpwent,
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and
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.BR endpwent
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functions appeared in v7.
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The
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.BR setpassent
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function appeared in 4.3 Reno.
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.SH COMPATIBILITY
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The historic function
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.BR setpwfile (3),
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which allowed the specification of alternate password databases,
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has been deprecated and is no longer available.
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.SH BUGS
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The functions
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.BR getpwent ,
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.BR getpwnam ,
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and
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.BR getpwuid ,
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leave their results in an internal static object and return
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a pointer to that object. Subsequent calls to
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the same function
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will modify the same object.
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