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\section{\module{pwd} ---
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The password database}
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\declaremodule{builtin}{pwd}
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\platform{Unix}
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\modulesynopsis{The password database (\function{getpwnam()} and friends).}
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This module provides access to the \UNIX{} password database.
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It is available on all \UNIX{} versions.
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Password database entries are reported as 7-tuples containing the
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following items from the password database (see \code{<pwd.h>}), in order:
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\code{pw_name},
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\code{pw_passwd},
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\code{pw_uid},
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\code{pw_gid},
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\code{pw_gecos},
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\code{pw_dir},
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\code{pw_shell}.
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The uid and gid items are integers, all others are strings.
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\exception{KeyError} is raised if the entry asked for cannot be found.
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It defines the following items:
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\begin{funcdesc}{getpwuid}{uid}
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Return the password database entry for the given numeric user ID.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{getpwnam}{name}
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Return the password database entry for the given user name.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{getpwall}{}
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Return a list of all available password database entries, in arbitrary order.
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\end{funcdesc}
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