NAME
putpwent - write a password file entry
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <pwd.h>
I int putpwent(const struct passwd * p , FILE * stream );
DESCRIPTION
The
R 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; /* user name */
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
R putpwent ()
function returns 0 on success, or -1 if an error
occurs.
ERRORS
EINVAL
Invalid (NULL) argument given.
CONFORMING TO
SVr4
SEE ALSO