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pwd.h

pwd.h(3HEAD)                                                          Headers                                                         pwd.h(3HEAD)

NAME

       pwd.h, pwd - password structure

SYNOPSIS

       #include <pwd.h>

DESCRIPTION

       The <pwd.h> header provides a definition for struct passwd, which includes the following members:

       char  *pw_name     user's login name
       uid_t pw_uid       numerical user ID
       gid_t pw_gid       numerical group ID
       char  *pw_dir      initial working di rectory
       char  *pw_shell    program to use as shell

       The gid_t and uid_t types are defined as described in <sys/types.h>. See types.h(3HEAD).

ATTRIBUTES

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

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         |      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability          |Standard                     |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       getpwnam(3C), types.h(3HEAD), attributes(5), standards(5)

SunOS 5.10                                                          10 Sep 2004                                                       pwd.h(3HEAD)