getutent

Name

getutent -- access user accounting database entries

Synopsis

#include <utmp.h>

struct utmp *getutent(void);

Description

The getutent() function shall read the next entry from the user accounting database.

Return Value

Upon successful completion, getutent() shall return a pointer to a utmp structure containing a copy of the requested entry in the user accounting database. Otherwise, a null pointer shall be returned. The return value may point to a static area which is overwritten by a subsequent call to getutent().

Errors

None defined.