[ale] getpw()

[Dan Newcombe]

getpwent() - it returns a struct that has the individual fields.
I don't remember the behaviour if shadow passwords are enabled - I
believe the password field is *.

There is also getspwent or something like that that deals with shadow
passwords, which only root can use.

There are also some functions in the man page for getpwent that let you
search via uid and other things.  I think the correct name for getspwent
can be found in the man for shadow.

	-Dan

On Tue, 23 Jan 2001 chrisf at computone.com wrote:
> Is there a function I can use to get the password field from /etc/passwd?
> I can use getpw() to get the whole line?  Is there a way to get the field without me cuting the string apart?

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