GETLOGIN(3C)            COMMAND REFERENCE            GETLOGIN(3C)



NAME
     getlogin - get loginname

SYNOPSIS
     char *getlogin()

DESCRIPTION
     Getlogin returns a pointer to the loginname as found in
     /etc/utmp.  It may be used in conjunction with getpwnam to
     locate the correct password file entry when the same user ID
     is shared by several loginnames.

     If getlogin is called within a process that is not attached
     to a typewriter, it returns NULL.  The correct procedure for
     determining the loginname is to first call getlogin and if
     it fails, to call getpw(getuid()).

FILES
     /etc/utmp

DIAGNOSTICS
     Returns NULL (0) if name not found.

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

SEE ALSO
     getgrent(3c), getpw(3c), getpwent(3c), utmp(5).


























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