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getpw(3C)

TO BE OBSOLETED
HP-UX 11i Version 3: February 2007
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NAME

getpw() — get name from UID

SYNOPSIS

#include <pwd.h>

int getpw(uid_t uid, char *buf);

DESCRIPTION

getpw() searches the password file for a user ID number that equals uid, copies the line of the password file in which uid was found into the array pointed to by buf, and returns 0. getpw() returns non-zero if uid cannot be found. The line is null-terminated.

This routine is included only for compatibility with prior systems, and should not be used; see getpwent(3C) for routines to use instead.

NETWORKING FEATURES

NFS

This routine is implemented using getpwuid() (see getpwent(3C)) and therefore uses the Network Information Service network database as described in passwd(4).

RETURN VALUE

getpw() returns non-zero on error.

WARNINGS

The above routine uses <stdio.h>, which causes it to increase, more than might be expected, the size of programs not otherwise using standard I/O.

Obsolescent Interfaces

getpw() is to be obsoleted at a future date.

AUTHOR

getpw() was developed by AT&T and HP.

FILES

/etc/passwd

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

getpw(): XPG2

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