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        !             3: getpwnam()               General Function              getpwnam()
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        !             8: Get password file information, by name
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        !            10: #include <pwd.h>
        !            11: ssttrruucctt ppaasssswwdd *ggeettppwwnnaamm(_u_n_a_m_e)
        !            12: cchhaarr *_u_n_a_m_e;
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        !            14: The  COHERENT  system  has five  routines  that  search the  file
        !            15: /etc/passwd, which  contains information about every  user of the
        !            16: system.  The  returned structure passwd is  defined in the header
        !            17: file pwd.h.  For a description of this structure, see pwd.h.
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        !            19: getpwnam attempts to find the first entry with a name of uname.
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        !            21: ***** Files *****
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        !            23: /etc/passwd
        !            24: <pwd.h>
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        !            26: ***** See Also *****
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        !            28: endpwent(),  general  functions,  getpwent(), getpwuid(),  pwd.h,
        !            29: setpwent()
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        !            31: ***** Diagnostics *****
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        !            33: getpwnam returns NULL for any error or on end of file.
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        !            35: ***** Notes *****
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        !            37: All structures  and information returned are  in static areas in-
        !            38: ternal to getpwnam.   Therefore, information from a previous call
        !            39: is overwritten by each subsequent call.
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