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<center><font size="2">The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6<br>
IEEE Std 1003.1-2001<br>
Copyright &copy; 2001 The IEEE and The Open Group, All Rights reserved.</font></center>
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<h4><a name="tag_13_37_01"></a>NAME</h4>
<blockquote>pwd.h - password structure</blockquote>
<h4><a name="tag_13_37_02"></a>SYNOPSIS</h4>
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<p><tt>#include &lt;pwd.h&gt;</tt></p>
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<h4><a name="tag_13_37_03"></a>DESCRIPTION</h4>
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<p>The <i>&lt;pwd.h&gt;</i> header shall provide a definition for <b>struct passwd</b>, which shall include at least the following
members:</p>
<pre>
<tt>char *pw_name </tt> User's login name. <tt>
uid_t pw_uid </tt> Numerical user ID. <tt>
gid_t pw_gid </tt> Numerical group ID. <tt>
char *pw_dir </tt> Initial working directory. <tt>
char *pw_shell </tt> Program to use as shell. <tt>
</tt>
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<p>The <b>gid_t</b> and <b>uid_t</b> types shall be defined as described in <a href=
"sys/types.h.html"><i>&lt;sys/types.h&gt;</i></a> .</p>
<p>The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined as macros. Function prototypes shall be provided.</p>
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<tt>struct passwd *getpwnam(const char *);
struct passwd *getpwuid(uid_t);
<sup>[<a href="javascript:open_code('TSF')">TSF</a>]</sup><img src="../images/opt-start.gif" alt="[Option Start]" border="0">
int getpwnam_r(const char *, struct passwd *, char *,
size_t, struct passwd **);
int getpwuid_r(uid_t, struct passwd *, char *,
size_t, struct passwd **);
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<sup>[<a href="javascript:open_code('XSI')">XSI</a>]</sup><img src="../images/opt-start.gif" alt="[Option Start]" border="0">
void endpwent(void);
struct passwd *getpwent(void);
void setpwent(void);
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<div class="box"><em>The following sections are informative.</em></div>
<h4><a name="tag_13_37_04"></a>APPLICATION USAGE</h4>
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<p>None.</p>
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<h4><a name="tag_13_37_05"></a>RATIONALE</h4>
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<p>None.</p>
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<h4><a name="tag_13_37_06"></a>FUTURE DIRECTIONS</h4>
<blockquote>
<p>None.</p>
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<h4><a name="tag_13_37_07"></a>SEE ALSO</h4>
<blockquote>
<p><a href="sys/types.h.html"><i>&lt;sys/types.h&gt;</i></a> , the System Interfaces volume of IEEE&nbsp;Std&nbsp;1003.1-2001, <a
href="../functions/endpwent.html"><i>endpwent</i>()</a>, <a href="../functions/getpwnam.html"><i>getpwnam</i>()</a>, <a href=
"../functions/getpwuid.html"><i>getpwuid</i>()</a></p>
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<h4><a name="tag_13_37_08"></a>CHANGE HISTORY</h4>
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<p>First released in Issue 1.</p>
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<h4><a name="tag_13_37_09"></a>Issue 5</h4>
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<p>The DESCRIPTION is updated for alignment with the POSIX Threads Extension.</p>
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<h4><a name="tag_13_37_10"></a>Issue 6</h4>
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<p>The following new requirements on POSIX implementations derive from alignment with the Single UNIX Specification:</p>
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<li>
<p>The <b>gid_t</b> and <b>uid_t</b> types are mandated.</p>
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<li>
<p>The <a href="../functions/getpwnam_r.html"><i>getpwnam_r</i>()</a> and <a href=
"../functions/getpwuid_r.html"><i>getpwuid_r</i>()</a> functions are marked as part of the Thread-Safe Functions option.</p>
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</ul>
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