getpw() -- General Function (libc)

Search password file
getpw(uid, line)
short uid;
char *line;

getpw() searches  the password  file /etc/passwd  for the first  entry with
numerical user id uid. If  found, line receives the corresponding line from
the password file.

Files

/etc/passwd

See Also

getpwent(),
getuid(),
libc,
passwd

Diagnostics

getpw() returns a nonzero value on error.

© 2012 by Stephen A. Ness