137 lines
3.1 KiB
Groff
137 lines
3.1 KiB
Groff
.TH GETGRENT 3
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.SH NAME
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getgrent, getgrnam, getgrgid, setgrent, endgrent, setgrfile \- group file routines
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.ft B
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.nf
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#include <grp.h>
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struct group *getgrent(void)
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struct group *getgrnam(const char *\fIname\fP)
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struct group *getgrgid(gid_t \fIgid\fP)
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int setgrent(void)
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void endgrent(void)
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void setgrfile(const char *\fIfile\fP)
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.fi
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.ft P
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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These functions are used to obtain information from the group file. They
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return this information in a
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.B struct group
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as defined by <grp.h>:
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.PP
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.nf
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.ta +4n +6n +15n
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struct group {
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char *gr_name; /* login name */
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char *gr_passwd; /* encrypted password */
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gid_t gr_gid; /* numeric group id */
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char **gr_mem; /* null-terminated list of group members */
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};
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.fi
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.PP
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.B Getgrent()
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reads the group file entry by entry.
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.B Getgrnam()
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scans the entire group file for the group with the given
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.IR name .
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.B Getgrgid()
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looks for the first group with the given
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.IR gid .
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The
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.B setgrent()
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and
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.B endgrent()
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functions are used to open and later close the group file. With
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.B setgrfile()
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one can specify the file to read other than the normal group file. This
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only sets the name, the next
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.B setgrent()
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call will open the file. Do not touch the file name while it is active.
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Use
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.B setgrfile(NULL)
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to revert back to the normal group file.
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.PP
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The usual way to scan the group file is (error checking omitted):
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.PP
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.RS
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.nf
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.DT
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setgrent();
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while ((gr = getgrent()) != NULL)
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if (appropriate_test(gr)) break;
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endgrent();
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.fi
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.RE
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.PP
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The
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.B gr
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variable contains the entry that is wanted if non-NULL. The
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.B getgrnam()
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and
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.B getgrgid()
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functions are implemented as in this example, with error checking of course.
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.PP
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.B Getgrent()
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calls
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.B setgrent()
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if this has not yet been done.
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.B Setgrent()
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first calls
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.B endgrent()
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if the group file is still open. (Other implementations may simply
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rewind the file.)
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.SH FILES
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.TP 15
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.B /etc/group
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The group file database.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR getgroups (2),
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.BR initgroups (3),
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.BR getpwent (3),
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.BR passwd (5).
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.SH DIAGNOSTICS
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.B Setgrent()
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has the same return value and error codes as the
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.BR open (2)
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call it uses to open the group file. The
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.BI get xxx ()
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functions return NULL on end of file, entry not found, or error. You can
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set
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.B errno
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to zero before the call and check it after.
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.SH NOTES
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All
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.BI get xxx ()
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routines return a pointer to static storage that is overwritten in each call.
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.PP
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Only
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.B getgrnam()
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and
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.B getgrgid()
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are defined by \s-2POSIX\s+2. The
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.B _MINIX_SOURCE
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macro must be defined before including <grp.h> to make the other functions
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visible. The
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.B gr_passwd
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field is also not defined by \s-2POSIX\s+2, but is always visible.
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Portable code cannot reliably detect errors by setting
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.B errno
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to zero. Under MINIX 3 it is better to make a
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.B getgrent()
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scan if you need to look up several group-id's or names, but portable code
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had better use several
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.B getgrgid()
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or
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.B getgrnam()
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calls. The
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.B getgrent()
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is usually available on other systems, but may be very expensive. See
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.BR initgroups (3)
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if you are after supplementary group id's.
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.SH AUTHOR
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Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)
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.\"
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.\" $PchId: getgrent.3,v 1.2 1996/04/11 06:35:01 philip Exp $
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