GNU/Linux |
Debian 6.0.9(Squeeze) |
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putpwent(3) |
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putpwent − write a password file entry
#include
<stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <pwd.h>
int putpwent(const struct passwd *p, FILE *stream);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
putpwent(): _SVID_SOURCE
The putpwent() function writes a password entry from the structure p in the file associated with stream.
The passwd structure is defined in <pwd.h> as follows:
struct passwd {
char *pw_name; /* username */
char *pw_passwd; /* user password */
uid_t pw_uid; /* user ID */
gid_t pw_gid; /* group ID */
char *pw_gecos; /* real name */
char *pw_dir; /* home directory */
char *pw_shell; /* shell program */
};
The putpwent() function returns 0 on success, or −1 if an error occurs.
EINVAL |
Invalid (NULL) argument given. |
SVr4.
endpwent(3), fgetpwent(3), getpw(3), getpwent(3), getpwnam(3), getpwuid(3), setpwent(3)
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