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getgrent(3)							   getgrent(3)

NAME
       endgrent,  fgetgrent,  getgrent,	 getgrgid,  getgrnam,  setgrent,  end‐
       grent_r, fgetgrent_r, getgrent_r, getgrgid_r, getgrnam_r, setgrent_r  -
       Access group information in the user database

SYNOPSIS
       #include <grp.h>

       void endgrent(
	       void ); struct group *fgetgrent(
	       FILE *f ); struct group *getgrent(
	       void ); struct group *getgrgid(
	       gid_t *gid ); struct group *getgrnam(
	       const char *name ); void setgrent(
	       void ); void endgrent(
	       FILE **gr_fp ); void fgetgrent_r(
	       FILE *f,
	       stuct group *grp,
	       char *buffer,
	       int len ); void getgrent_r(
	       stuct group *grp,
	       char *buffer,
	       int len,
	       FILE **gr_fp ); int getgrgid_r(
	       gid_t *gid,
	       struct group *grp,
	       char *buffer,
	       siz_t len,
	       struct group **result ); int getgrname(
	       const char *name,
	       struct group *grp,
	       char *buffer,
	       size_t len,
	       struct group **result ); int setgrent_r(
	       FILE **gr_fp );

       The  following  obsolete functions do not conform to industry standards
       and are supported only for backward compatibility. You should  not  use
       them in new designs.  int getgrgid_r(
	       gid_t gid,
	       struct group *grp,
	       char *buffer,
	       int len ); int getgrnam_r(
	       const char *name,
	       struct group *grp,
	       char *buffer,
	       int len ); int setgrent(
	       void );

LIBRARY
       Standard C Library (libc)

STANDARDS
       Interfaces  documented on this reference page conform to industry stan‐
       dards as follows:

       endgrent(), getgrent(), getgrgid(),  getgrgid_r(),  getgrnam(),	getgr‐
       nam_r(), setgrent(): XSH5.0

       Refer  to  the  standards(5)  reference page for more information about
       industry standards and associated tags.

PARAMETERS
       Specifies the name of the group for which the group file entry is to be
       retrieved.   Specifies  the  group  ID of the group for which the group
       file entry is to be retrieved.  Provides storage to hold the  retrieved
       group structure.	 Specifies the working buffer that is able to hold the
       longest group entry in the database (/etc/group).  Specifies the length
       of buffer. This length should be sufficient for buf to hold the longest
       /etc/group line.	 Upon successful return, points to the retrieved group
       structure. Upon unsuccessful return, the result is set to NULL.	Speci‐
       fies a file that contains the next group structure (initialized by  the
       user).	Specifies  a file that contains the next group structure (ini‐
       tialized by the user).  This  file  should  have	 the  same  format  as
       /etc/group.  The	 minimum  buffer  size	is  1024  bytes as defined for
       SIABUFSIZ in /usr/include/sia.h.	 Specifies the length of  buffer.  The
       minimum	buffer	size  is  1024	bytes  as  defined  for	 SIABUFSIZ  in
       /usr/include/sia.h.

DESCRIPTION
       The getgrent(), getgrgid(),  getgrnam(),	 setgrent(),  endgrent(),  and
       fgetgrent() functions may be used to access the basic group attributes.

       The  setgrent()	function opens the user database (if not already open)
       and rewinds to the first group entry in the database.

       The getgrent(), getgrnam(), and getgrgid() functions return information
       about  the  requested  group.  The getgrent() function returns the next
       group in the sequential search. The  getgrnam()	function  returns  the
       first  group  in	 the  database with the gr_name field that matches the
       name parameter. The getgrgid() function returns the first group in  the
       database	 with  a gr_gid field that matches the gid parameter. The end‐
       grent() function closes the user database.

       The group structure, which is returned by the  getgrent(),  getgrgid(),
       and getgrnam() functions, is defined in the grp.h header file, and con‐
       tains the following members: The name of the group.   The  password  of
       the  group.  (Note  that	 this  field is not used by the system, so its
       value is meaningless.)  The ID of the group.  The members of the group.

       The fgetgrent() function gets a group file entry from the  file	speci‐
       fied  by	 the  f parameter, rather than assuming that it comes from the
       /etc/group file.	 This file must have  the  format  of  the  /etc/group
       file.

       The  endgrent_r(),  fgetgrent_r(),  getgrent_r(),  getgrgid_r(), getgr‐
       nam_r(), and setgrent_r(), functions are the reentrant versions of end‐
       grent(),	 fgetgrent(),  getgrent(),  getgrgid(),	 getgrnam(),  and set‐
       grent(), respectively.

       The endgrent_r(), fgetgrent_r(), getgrent_r(), and setgrent_r(),	 func‐
       tions  use the f and gr_fp parameters to keep track of the calls to the
       getgrent_r function, so that subsequent calls  will  return  subsequent
       entries from the /etc/group file.

       Upon  successful	 completion,  the  fgetgrent_r(),  getgrent_r(),  get‐
       grgid_r(), and getgrnam_r() functions store their results in the buffer
       pointed to by the grp parameter, with references to the working buffer.
       The pointer to the grp is also stored in result.

NOTES
       The data that is returned by the fgetgrent(),  getgrent(),  getgrgid(),
       and  getgrnam()	functions is stored in a static area and will be over‐
       written on subsequent calls to these routines.

       The fgetgrent(), getgrent(), getgrnam(), and getgrgid()	functions  are
       not  supported for multithreaded applications. Instead, their reentrant
       equivalents,  fgetgrent_r(),  getgrent_r(),  getgrnam_r(),   and	  get‐
       grgid_r,() should be used with multiple threads.

       Note  that  the	caller is expected to initialize *gr_fp to NULL before
       using it for the first time.

       Note also that entries which are excessively long will  be  ignored  by
       both the reentrant and non-reentrant functions.

RETURN VALUES
       Upon  successful	 completion,  the fgetgrent(), getgrent(), getgrgid(),
       and getgrnam() functions return a pointer to a  valid  group  structure
       containing a matching entry. Upon failure, these functions return NULL.

       The  getgrgid_r() and getgrnam_r() functions return a value of 0 (zero)
       on success. If the user or group is not found in the password or	 group
       database,  these	 routines  return  0  for the status and a NULL in the
       returned "result" pointer.

       The fgetgrent_r() and getgrent_r() functions, as well as	 the  obsolete
       versions	 of the getgrgid_r and getgrnam_r functions, return a value of
       0 (zero) for success and a value of -1 for failure.

       The backward-compatible version of the setgrent()  function  returns  a
       value of 1 for success and a value of 0 (zero) for failure.

       The setgrent_r() function returns a value of 0 (zero) for success and a
       value of -1 for failure.

ERRORS
       If any of the following conditions occurs, the getgrgid_r() and	getgr‐
       nam_r()	functions  set errno to the corresponding value: The amount of
       storage specified by buffer and len is too small to contain the data to
       be referenced by the resulting struct group structure.

SEE ALSO
       Functions: getpwent(3)

       Standards: standards(5)

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