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GETGRNAM(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual GETGRNAM(3P)
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux
implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
getgrnam, getgrnam_r — search group database for a name
#include <grp.h>
struct group *getgrnam(const char *name);
int getgrnam_r(const char *name, struct group *grp, char *buffer,
size_t bufsize, struct group **result);
The getgrnam() function shall search the group database for an entry
with a matching name.
The getgrnam() function need not be thread-safe.
The getgrnam_r() function shall update the group structure pointed to
by grp and store a pointer to that structure at the location pointed
to by result. The structure shall contain an entry from the group
database with a matching name. Storage referenced by the group
structure is allocated from the memory provided with the buffer
parameter, which is bufsize bytes in size. A call to
sysconf(_SC_GETGR_R_SIZE_MAX) returns either −1 without changing
errno or an initial value suggested for the size of this buffer. A
null pointer is returned at the location pointed to by result on
error or if the requested entry is not found.
The getgrnam() function shall return a pointer to a struct group with
the structure defined in <grp.h> with a matching entry if one is
found. The getgrnam() function shall return a null pointer if either
the requested entry was not found, or an error occurred. On error,
errno shall be set to indicate the error.
The application shall not modify the structure to which the return
value points, nor any storage areas pointed to by pointers within the
structure. The returned pointer, and pointers within the structure,
might be invalidated or the structure or the storage areas might be
overwritten by a subsequent call to getgrent(), getgrgid(), or
getgrnam().
The getgrnam_r() function shall return zero on success or if the
requested entry was not found and no error has occurred. If any error
has occurred, an error number shall be returned to indicate the
error.
The getgrnam() and getgrnam_r() functions may fail if:
EIO An I/O error has occurred.
EINTR A signal was caught during getgrnam().
EMFILE All file descriptors available to the process are currently
open.
ENFILE The maximum allowable number of files is currently open in the
system.
The getgrnam_r() function may fail if:
ERANGE Insufficient storage was supplied via buffer and bufsize to
contain the data to be referenced by the resulting group
structure.
The following sections are informative.
Note that sysconf(_SC_GETGR_R_SIZE_MAX) may return −1 if there is no
hard limit on the size of the buffer needed to store all the groups
returned. This example shows how an application can allocate a buffer
of sufficient size to work with getgrnam_r().
long int initlen = sysconf(_SC_GETGR_R_SIZE_MAX);
size_t len;
if (initlen == −1)
/* Default initial length. */
len = 1024;
else
len = (size_t) initlen;
struct group result;
struct group *resultp;
char *buffer = malloc(len);
if (buffer == NULL)
...handle error...
int e;
while ((e = getgrnam_r("somegroup", &result, buffer, len, &resultp))
== ERANGE)
{
size_t newlen = 2 * len;
if (newlen < len)
...handle error...
len = newlen;
char *newbuffer = realloc(buffer, len);
if (newbuffer == NULL)
...handle error...
buffer = newbuffer;
}
if (e != 0)
...handle error...
free (buffer);
Applications wishing to check for error situations should set errno
to 0 before calling getgrnam(). If errno is set on return, an error
occurred.
The getgrnam_r() function is thread-safe and shall return values in a
user-supplied buffer instead of possibly using a static data area
that may be overwritten by each call.
Portable applications should take into account that it is usual for
an implementation to return −1 from sysconf() indicating that there
is no maximum for _SC_GETGR_R_SIZE_MAX.
None.
None.
endgrent(3p), getgrgid(3p), sysconf(3p)
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, grp.h(0p),
sys_types.h(0p)
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information
Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open
Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open
Group. (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1
applied.) In the event of any discrepancy between this version and
the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original
Standard can be obtained online at http://www.unix.org/online.html .
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IEEE/The Open Group 2013 GETGRNAM(3P)
Pages that refer to this page: grp.h(0p), newgrp(1p), endgrent(3p), getgrgid(3p)