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PUTPWENT(3) Linux Programmer's Manual PUTPWENT(3)

NAME

     putpwent - write a password file entry

SYNOPSIS

     #include <stdio.h>
     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <pwd.h>

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

 Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

     putpwent():
         Since glibc 2.19:
             _DEFAULT_SOURCE
         Glibc 2.19 and earlier:
             _SVID_SOURCE

DESCRIPTION

     The putpwent() function writes a password entry from the structure p in
     the file associated with stream.

     The passwd structure is defined in <pwd.h> as follows:

         struct passwd {
             char    *pw_name;        /* username */
             char    *pw_passwd;      /* user password */
             uid_t    pw_uid;         /* user ID */
             gid_t    pw_gid;         /* group ID */
             char    *pw_gecos;       /* real name */
             char    *pw_dir;         /* home directory */
             char    *pw_shell;       /* shell program */ };

RETURN VALUE

     The putpwent() function returns 0 on success, or -1 if an error occurs.
     In the event of an error, errno is set to indicate the cause.

ERRORS

     EINVAL Invalid (NULL) argument given.

ATTRIBUTES

     For   an   explanation   of   the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see
     attributes(7).

     +-----------+---------------+----------------+
     |Interface  | Attribute     | Value          |
     +-----------+---------------+----------------+
     |putpwent() | Thread safety | MT-Safe locale |
     +-----------+---------------+----------------+

CONFORMING TO

     SVr4.

SEE ALSO

     endpwent(3), fgetpwent(3), getpw(3),  getpwent(3),  getpwnam(3),  getp-
     wuid(3), setpwent(3)

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