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GETGRENT(3) | Linux Programmer's Manual | GETGRENT(3) |
NAME¶
getgrent, setgrent, endgrent - get group file entry
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <sys/types.h> #include <grp.h> struct group *getgrent(void); void setgrent(void); void endgrent(void);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
setgrent():
/* Since glibc 2.12: */ _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200809L
getgrent(), endgrent():
DESCRIPTION¶
The getgrent() function returns a pointer to a structure containing the broken-out fields of a record in the group database (e.g., the local group file /etc/group, NIS, and LDAP). The first time getgrent() is called, it returns the first entry; thereafter, it returns successive entries.
The setgrent() function rewinds to the beginning of the group database, to allow repeated scans.
The endgrent() function is used to close the group database after all processing has been performed.
The group structure is defined in <grp.h> as follows:
struct group {
char *gr_name; /* group name */
char *gr_passwd; /* group password */
gid_t gr_gid; /* group ID */
char **gr_mem; /* group members */ };
For more information about the fields of this structure, see group(5).
RETURN VALUE¶
The getgrent() function returns a pointer to a group structure, or NULL if there are no more entries or an error occurs.
Upon error, errno may be set. If one wants to check errno after the call, it should be set to zero before the call.
The return value may point to a static area, and may be overwritten by subsequent calls to getgrent(), getgrgid(3), or getgrnam(3). (Do not pass the returned pointer to free(3).)
ERRORS¶
FILES¶
- /etc/group
- local group database file
ATTRIBUTES¶
Multithreading (see pthreads(7))¶
The getgrent() function is not thread-safe.
The setgrent() and endgrent() functions are thread-safe.
CONFORMING TO¶
SVr4, 4.3BSD, POSIX.1-2001.
SEE ALSO¶
fgetgrent(3), getgrent_r(3), getgrgid(3), getgrnam(3), getgrouplist(3), putgrent(3), group(5)
COLOPHON¶
This page is part of release 3.53 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
2013-06-21 |