getpw(3C)

get name from UID

From the original Amiga UNIX 2.1 manual. Some things it mentions may not be in this release.

NAME

getpw - get name from UID

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdlib.h>

int getpw (uid_t uid, char *buf);

DESCRIPTION

getpw searches the password file for a user id number that equals uid, copies the line of the password file in which uid was found into the array pointed to by buf, and returns 0. getpw returns non-zero if uid cannot be found.

This routine is included only for compatibility with prior systems and should not be used; see getpwent(3C) for routines to use instead.

FILES

/etc/passwd

DIAGNOSTICS