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<pwd.h>(0P)		   POSIX Programmer's Manual		   <pwd.h>(0P)

NAME
       pwd.h - password structure

SYNOPSIS
       #include <pwd.h>

DESCRIPTION
       The  <pwd.h> header shall provide a definition for struct passwd, which
       shall include at least the following members:

	      char    *pw_name	 User's login name.
	      uid_t    pw_uid	 Numerical user ID.
	      gid_t    pw_gid	 Numerical group ID.
	      char    *pw_dir	 Initial working directory.
	      char    *pw_shell	 Program to use as shell.

       The  gid_t  and	uid_t  types  shall  be	 defined   as	described   in
       <sys/types.h> .

       The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined as
       macros. Function prototypes shall be provided.

	      struct passwd *getpwnam(const char *);
	      struct passwd *getpwuid(uid_t);

	      int	     getpwnam_r(const char *, struct passwd *, char *,
				 size_t, struct passwd **);
	      int	     getpwuid_r(uid_t, struct passwd *, char *,
				 size_t, struct passwd **);

	      void	     endpwent(void);
	      struct passwd *getpwent(void);
	      void	     setpwent(void);

       The following sections are informative.

APPLICATION USAGE
       None.

RATIONALE
       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.

SEE ALSO
       <sys/types.h>, the System Interfaces  volume  of	 IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
       endpwent(), getpwnam(), getpwuid()

COPYRIGHT
       Portions	 of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       --  Portable  Operating	System	Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003	by  the	 Institute  of
       Electrical  and	Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained	online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

IEEE/The Open Group		     2003			   <pwd.h>(0P)
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