getlogin(3C) — sys5



GETLOGIN(3C)    DOMAIN/IX Reference Manual (SYS5)    GETLOGIN(3C)



NAME
     getlogin - get log-in name

USAGE
     char *getlogin ( );

DESCRIPTION
     Getlogin returns a pointer to the user's log-in name.  This
     function can be used in conjunction with getpwnam to locate
     the correct password file entry when several log-in names
     share the same user ID.

     If getlogin is called within a process that is not attached
     to a terminal, it returns a NULL pointer.  The correct pro-
     cedure for determining the log-in name is to call cuserid,
     or to call getlogin and if it fails, then call getpwuid.

NOTES
     The return values point to static data, whose content is
     overwritten by each call.

DIAGNOSTICS
     The function returns a NULL pointer if the log-in name is
     not found.

RELATED INFORMATION
     cuserid(3S), getgrent(3C), getpwent(3C)




























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