cpwd(3) - Linux man page
Name
Cpwd - LCG Password file Thread-Safe inferfaceSynopsis
#include <Cpwd.h>struct passwd *Cgetpwnam(char *name);
struct passwd *Cgetpwuid(uid_t uid);
Errors
If the Cthread interface is chosen and activated, the errors value are in the serrno variable.Description
Cpwd is a common Thread-Safe API interface to get entries in the password file vs. name or uid.