getpwuid() General Function getpwuid() Get password file information, by id #include <pwd.h> struct passwd *getpwuid(uid) int uid; The COHERENT system has five routines that search the file /etc/passwd, which contains information about every user of the system. The returned structure passwd is defined in the header file pwd.h. For more information on this structure, see pwd.h. getpwuid attempts to find the first entry with a numerical user id of uid. ***** Files ***** /etc/passwd <pwd.h> ***** See Also ***** endpwent(), general functions, getpwent(), getpwnam(), pwd.h, setpwent() ***** Diagnostics ***** getpwuid returns NULL for any error or on end of file. ***** Notes ***** All structures and information returned are in static areas in- ternal to getpwuid. Therefore, information from a previous call is overwritten by each subsequent call. COHERENT Lexicon Page 1