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pwd

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 5.11							    10 Sep 2004 						      pwd.h(3HEAD)

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