NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       getpw - get name from uid

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       getpw(
               uid_t uid,
               char *buf );

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The getpw() routine has been superseded by getpwuid(). See
       getpwent(3).

       The getpw() routine searches the  password  file  for  the
       (numerical)  uid,  and fills in buf with the corresponding
       line; it returns nonzero if uid could not  be  found.  The
       line is null terminated.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Nonzero return on error.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       /etc/passwd

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       getpwent(3), passwd(4)



                                                         getpw(3)