PUTPWENT(3)

NAME
putpwent - write a password file entry

SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <pwd.h>

int putpwent(const struct passwd *p, FILE *stream);

DESCRIPTION
The putpwent() function writes a password entry from the structure p in the file associated with stream.

The passwd structure is defined in <pwd.h> as follows:

    struct passwd {
            char    *pw_name;		/* user name */
            char    *pw_passwd;		/* user password */
            uid_t   pw_uid;			/* user ID */
            gid_t   pw_gid;			/* group ID */
            char    *pw_gecos;      	/* real name */
            char    *pw_dir;  		/* home directory */
            char    *pw_shell;      	/* shell program */
    };

RETURN VALUE
The putpwent() function returns 0 on success, or -1 if an error occurs.

ERRORS

EINVAL
    Invalid (NULL) argument given.

CONFORMING TO
SVID 3

SEE ALSO
endpwent(3), fgetpwent(3), getpw(3), getpwent(3), getpwnam(3), getpwuid(3), setpwent(3)