NAME

getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent − get group file entry

SYNOPSIS

#include <grp.h>

struct group ∗getgrent()

struct group ∗getgrgid(gid)
int gid;

struct group ∗getgrnam(name)
char ∗name;

setgrent()

endgrent()

DESCRIPTION

Getgrent, getgrgid and getgrnam each return pointers to an object with the following structure containing the broken-out fields of a line in the group file:

structgroup {
char∗gr_name;
char∗gr_passwd;
intgr_gid;
char∗∗gr_mem;
};

The members of this structure are:

gr_name The name of the group. 

gr_passwd The encrypted password of the group. 

gr_gid The numerical group-ID. 

gr_mem Null-terminated vector of pointers to the individual member names. 

Getgrent simply reads the next line while getgrgid and getgrnam search until a matching gid or name is found (or until EOF is encountered).  Each routine picks up where the others leave off so successive calls may be used to search the entire file. 

A call to setgrent has the effect of rewinding the group file to allow repeated searches.  Endgrent may be called to close the group file when processing is complete. 

FILES

/etc/group
/etc/yp/domainname/group.byname
/etc/yp/domainname/group.bygid

SEE ALSO

getlogin(3), getpwent(3), group(5), ypserv(8)

DIAGNOSTICS

A null pointer (0) is returned on EOF or error. 

BUGS

The return value points to static information which is overwritten on each call. 

Sun Release 2.0  —  Last change: 23 August 1983