1SETNETGRENT(3)             Linux Programmer's Manual            SETNETGRENT(3)
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NAME

6       setnetgrent,  endnetgrent, getnetgrent, getnetgrent_r, innetgr - handle
7       network group entries
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SYNOPSIS

10       #include <netdb.h>
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12       int setnetgrent(const char *netgroup);
13       void endnetgrent(void);
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15       int getnetgrent(char **restrict host,
16                   char **restrict user, char **restrict domain);
17       int getnetgrent_r(char **restrict host,
18                   char **restrict user, char **restrict domain,
19                   char *restrict buf, size_t buflen);
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21       int innetgr(const char *netgroup, const char *host,
22                   const char *user, const char *domain);
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24   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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26       setnetgrent(), endnetgrent(), getnetgrent(), getnetgrent_r(),
27       innetgr():
28           Since glibc 2.19:
29               _DEFAULT_SOURCE
30           Glibc 2.19 and earlier:
31               _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

34       The  netgroup  is  a SunOS invention.  A netgroup database is a list of
35       string triples  (hostname,  username,  domainname)  or  other  netgroup
36       names.   Any of the elements in a triple can be empty, which means that
37       anything matches.  The functions described here  allow  access  to  the
38       netgroup  databases.  The file /etc/nsswitch.conf defines what database
39       is searched.
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41       The setnetgrent() call defines the netgroup that will  be  searched  by
42       subsequent  getnetgrent()  calls.  The getnetgrent() function retrieves
43       the next netgroup entry, and returns pointers in host, user, domain.  A
44       null  pointer  means  that  the corresponding entry matches any string.
45       The pointers are valid only as long as there is no call to  other  net‐
46       group-related  functions.   To  avoid  this problem you can use the GNU
47       function getnetgrent_r() that stores the strings in the  supplied  buf‐
48       fer.  To free all allocated buffers use endnetgrent().
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50       In  most  cases  you want to check only if the triplet (hostname, user‐
51       name, domainname) is a member of a netgroup.   The  function  innetgr()
52       can be used for this without calling the above three functions.  Again,
53       a null pointer is a wildcard and matches any string.  The  function  is
54       thread-safe.
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RETURN VALUE

57       These functions return 1 on success and 0 for failure.
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FILES

60       /etc/netgroup
61       /etc/nsswitch.conf
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ATTRIBUTES

64       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see at‐
65       tributes(7).
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67       ┌─────────────────┬───────────────┬────────────────────────────────────┐
68Interface        Attribute     Value                              
69       ├─────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
70setnetgrent(),   │ Thread safety │ MT-Unsafe race:netgrent locale     │
71getnetgrent_r(), │               │                                    │
72innetgr()        │               │                                    │
73       ├─────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
74endnetgrent()    │ Thread safety │ MT-Unsafe race:netgrent            │
75       ├─────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
76getnetgrent()    │ Thread safety │ MT-Unsafe race:netgrent            │
77       │                 │               │ race:netgrentbuf locale            │
78       └─────────────────┴───────────────┴────────────────────────────────────┘
79       In  the above table, netgrent in race:netgrent signifies that if any of
80       the functions setnetgrent(), getnetgrent_r(), innetgr(), getnetgrent(),
81       or  endnetgrent()  are  used in parallel in different threads of a pro‐
82       gram, then data races could occur.
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CONFORMING TO

85       These functions are not in POSIX.1, but  setnetgrent(),  endnetgrent(),
86       getnetgrent(),  and innetgr() are available on most UNIX systems.  get‐
87       netgrent_r() is not widely available on other systems.
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NOTES

90       In the BSD implementation, setnetgrent() returns void.
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SEE ALSO

93       sethostent(3), setprotoent(3), setservent(3)
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COLOPHON

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97       description  of  the project, information about reporting bugs, and the
98       latest    version    of    this    page,    can     be     found     at
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