Query: getlogin
OS: v7
Section: 3
Format: Original Unix Latex Style Formatted with HTML and a Horizontal Scroll Bar
GETLOGIN(3) Library Functions Manual GETLOGIN(3)NAMEgetlogin - get login nameSYNOPSISchar *getlogin();DESCRIPTIONGetlogin returns a pointer to the login name as found in /etc/utmp. It may be used in conjunction with getpwnam to locate the correct password file entry when the same userid is shared by several login names. If getlogin is called within a process that is not attached to a typewriter, it returns NULL. The correct procedure for determining the login name is to first call getlogin and if it fails, to call getpwuid.FILES/etc/utmpSEE ALSOgetpwent(3), getgrent(3), utmp(5)DIAGNOSTICSReturns NULL (0) if name not found.BUGSThe return values point to static data whose content is overwritten by each call. GETLOGIN(3)
Related Man Pages |
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getlogin(3c) - opensolaris |
getlogin(3) - redhat |
cuserid(3) - redhat |
getlogin_r(3posix) - posix |
getlogin_r(3) - posix |
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