putpwent(3c) [sunos man page]

putpwent(3C)						   Standard C Library Functions 					      putpwent(3C)

NAME

       putpwent - write password file entry

SYNOPSIS

       #include <pwd.h>

       int putpwent(const struct passwd *p, FILE *f);

DESCRIPTION

       The  putpwent() function is the inverse of getpwent(). See getpwnam(3C). Given a pointer to a passwd structure created by getpwent(), getp-
       wuid(), or getpwnam(), putpwent() writes a line on the stream f that matches the format of /etc/passwd.

RETURN VALUES

       The putpwent() function returns a non-zero value if an error was detected during its operation. Otherwise, it returns 0.

USAGE

       The putpwent() function is of limited utility, since most password files are maintained as Network Information  Service	(NIS)  files  that
       cannot be updated with this function. For this reason, the use of this function is discouraged. If used at all, it should be used with put-
       spent(3C) to update the shadow file.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |Unsafe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       getpwnam(3C), putspent(3C), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    29 Dec 1996 						      putpwent(3C)

putspent(3C)						   Standard C Library Functions 					      putspent(3C)

NAME

       putspent - write shadow password file entry

SYNOPSIS

       #include <shadow.h>

       int putspent(const struct spwd *p, FILE *fp);

DESCRIPTION

       The   putspent() function is the inverse of getspent(). See getspnam(3C). Given a pointer to a spwd structure created by getspent() or get-
       spnam(), putspent() writes a line on the stream fp that matches the format of /etc/shadow.

       The spwd structure contains the following members:

       char	       *sp_namp;
       char	       *sp_pwdp;
       long	       sp_lstchg;
       long	       sp_min;
       long	       sp_max;
       long	       sp_warn;
       long	       sp_inact;
       long	       sp_expire;
       unsigned long   sp_flag;

       If the sp_min, sp_max, sp_lstchg, sp_warn, sp_inact, or sp_expire member of the	spwd structure is -1, or if sp_flag is 0, the  correspond-
       ing  /etc/shadow field is cleared.

RETURN VALUES

       The  putspent() function returns a non-zero value if an error was detected during its operation. Otherwise, it returns 0.

USAGE

       Since  this function is for internal use only, compatibility is not guaranteed. For this reason, its use is discouraged. If used at all, if
       should be used with putpwent(3C) to update the password file.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |Unsafe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       getpwnam(3C), getspnam(3C), putpwent(3C), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    29 Dec 1996 						      putspent(3C)