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PUTPWENT(3) | Linux Programmer's Manual | PUTPWENT(3) |
NAME¶
putpwent - write a password file entrySYNOPSIS¶
#include <pwd.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <sys/types.h> int putpwent(const struct passwd *p, FILE *stream);
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; /* user name */ 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.ERRORS¶
- EINVAL
- Invalid (NULL) argument given.
CONFORMING TO¶
SVID 3SEE ALSO¶
fgetpwent(3), getpwent(3), setpwent(3), endpwent(3), getpwnam(3), getpwuid(3), getpw(3)April 9, 1993 | GNU |