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1 /* Copyright (C) 1991,92,95,96,97,98,99,2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
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20 * POSIX Standard: 9.2.2 User Database Access <pwd.h>
23 #ifndef _PWD_H
24 #define _PWD_H 1
26 #include <features.h>
28 __BEGIN_DECLS
30 #include <bits/types.h>
32 #define __need_size_t
33 #include <stddef.h>
35 #ifdef __USE_XOPEN
36 /* The Single Unix specification says that some more types are
37 available here. */
38 # ifndef __gid_t_defined
39 typedef __gid_t gid_t;
40 # define __gid_t_defined
41 # endif
43 # ifndef __uid_t_defined
44 typedef __uid_t uid_t;
45 # define __uid_t_defined
46 # endif
47 #endif
49 /* The passwd structure. */
50 struct passwd
52 char *pw_name; /* Username. */
53 char *pw_passwd; /* Password. */
54 __uid_t pw_uid; /* User ID. */
55 __gid_t pw_gid; /* Group ID. */
56 char *pw_gecos; /* Real name. */
57 char *pw_dir; /* Home directory. */
58 char *pw_shell; /* Shell program. */
62 #if defined __USE_SVID || defined __USE_GNU
63 # define __need_FILE
64 # include <stdio.h>
65 #endif
68 #if defined __USE_SVID || defined __USE_MISC || defined __USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED
69 /* Rewind the password-file stream. */
70 extern void setpwent (void) __THROW;
72 /* Close the password-file stream. */
73 extern void endpwent (void) __THROW;
75 /* Read an entry from the password-file stream, opening it if necessary. */
76 extern struct passwd *getpwent (void) __THROW;
77 #endif
79 #ifdef __USE_SVID
80 /* Read an entry from STREAM. */
81 extern struct passwd *fgetpwent (FILE *__stream) __THROW;
83 /* Write the given entry onto the given stream. */
84 extern int putpwent (__const struct passwd *__restrict __p,
85 FILE *__restrict __f) __THROW;
86 #endif
88 /* Search for an entry with a matching user ID. */
89 extern struct passwd *getpwuid (__uid_t __uid) __THROW;
91 /* Search for an entry with a matching username. */
92 extern struct passwd *getpwnam (__const char *__name) __THROW;
94 #if defined __USE_POSIX || defined __USE_MISC
96 # ifdef __USE_MISC
97 /* Reasonable value for the buffer sized used in the reentrant
98 functions below. But better use `sysconf'. */
99 # define NSS_BUFLEN_PASSWD 1024
100 # endif
102 /* Reentrant versions of some of the functions above.
104 PLEASE NOTE: the `getpwent_r' function is not (yet) standardized.
105 The interface may change in later versions of this library. But
106 the interface is designed following the principals used for the
107 other reentrant functions so the chances are good this is what the
108 POSIX people would choose. */
110 # if defined __USE_SVID || defined __USE_MISC
111 extern int getpwent_r (struct passwd *__restrict __resultbuf,
112 char *__restrict __buffer, size_t __buflen,
113 struct passwd **__restrict __result) __THROW;
114 # endif
116 extern int getpwuid_r (__uid_t __uid,
117 struct passwd *__restrict __resultbuf,
118 char *__restrict __buffer, size_t __buflen,
119 struct passwd **__restrict __result) __THROW;
121 extern int getpwnam_r (__const char *__restrict __name,
122 struct passwd *__restrict __resultbuf,
123 char *__restrict __buffer, size_t __buflen,
124 struct passwd **__restrict __result) __THROW;
127 # ifdef __USE_SVID
128 /* Read an entry from STREAM. This function is not standardized and
129 probably never will. */
130 extern int fgetpwent_r (FILE *__restrict __stream,
131 struct passwd *__restrict __resultbuf,
132 char *__restrict __buffer, size_t __buflen,
133 struct passwd **__restrict __result) __THROW;
134 # endif
136 #endif /* POSIX or reentrant */
138 #ifdef __USE_GNU
139 /* Re-construct the password-file line for the given uid
140 in the given buffer. This knows the format that the caller
141 will expect, but this need not be the format of the password file. */
142 extern int getpw (__uid_t __uid, char *__buffer) __THROW;
143 #endif
145 __END_DECLS
147 #endif /* pwd.h */