putpwent (3)
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NAME
putpwent - write a password file entrySYNOPSIS
#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
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; /* 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 */
};
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.ERRORS
- EINVAL
- Invalid (NULL) argument given.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).| Interface | Attribute | Value |
| putpwent() | Thread safety | MT-Safe locale |