Name
putpwent — write a password file entry
Synopsis
#include <stdio.h> #include <sys/types.h> #include <pwd.h>
int
putpwent( |
const struct passwd *p, |
FILE *stream); |
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DESCRIPTION
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;char * pw_passwd;uid_t pw_uid;gid_t pw_gid;char * pw_gecos;char * pw_dir;char * pw_shell;};
RETURN VALUE
The putpwent() function
returns 0 on success, or −1 if an error occurs. In the
event of an error, errno is set
to indicate the cause.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value |
putpwent() |
Thread safety | MT-Safe locale |
COLOPHON
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