Cpwd

#include <Cpwd.h>

struct passwd *Cgetpwnam(char *name);

struct passwd *Cgetpwuid(uid_t uid);

If the Cthread interface is chosen and activated, the errors value are in the serrno variable.

Cpwd is a common Thread-Safe API interface to get entries in the password file vs. name or uid.

serrno, getpwnam, getpwuid

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