1getpw(3C)                Standard C Library Functions                getpw(3C)
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NAME

6       getpw - get passwd entry from UID
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <stdlib.h>
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11       int getpw(uid_t uid, char *buf);
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DESCRIPTION

15       The  getpw()  function searches the user data base for a user id number
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17       found  into the array pointed to by buf, and returns 0. getpw() returns
18       non-zero if uid cannot be found.
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USAGE

21       This function is included only for compatibility with prior systems and
22       should  not be used; the functions described on the getpwnam(3C) manual
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26       If the /etc/passwd and the /etc/group files have a plus  sign  (+)  for
27       the  NIS  entry,  then  getpwent() and  getgrent() will not return NULL
28       when the end of file is reached.  See getpwnam(3C).
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RETURN VALUES

31       The getpw() function returns non-zero on error.
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ATTRIBUTES

34       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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39       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
40       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
41       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
42       │MT-Level                     │Safe                         │
43       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

46       getpwnam(3C), passwd(4), attributes(5)
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50SunOS 5.11                        29 Dec 1996                        getpw(3C)
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