getpwnam

Syntax

#include <pwd.h> struct passwd *getpwnam(const char *name);

Description

This function gets the password file entry matching name. See getpwent, for the description of struct passwd.

Return Value

The matching record, or NULL if none match.

Portability

ANSI/ISO C	No
POSIX	1003.2-1992; 1003.1-2001