setnetgrent(3) Library Functions Manual setnetgrent(3)
NAME
setnetgrent, endnetgrent, getnetgrent, getnetgrent_r, innetgr - handle
network group entries
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <netdb.h>
int setnetgrent(const char *netgroup);
void endnetgrent(void);
int getnetgrent(char **restrict host,
char **restrict user, char **restrict domain);
int getnetgrent_r(char **restrict host,
char **restrict user, char **restrict domain,
char buf[restrict .buflen], size_t buflen);
int innetgr(const char *netgroup, const char *host,
const char *user, const char *domain);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
setnetgrent(), endnetgrent(), getnetgrent(), getnetgrent_r(),
innetgr():
Since glibc 2.19:
_DEFAULT_SOURCE
glibc 2.19 and earlier:
_BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
The netgroup is a SunOS invention. A netgroup database is a list of
string triples (hostname, username, domainname) or other netgroup
names. Any of the elements in a triple can be empty, which means that
anything matches. The functions described here allow access to the
netgroup databases. The file /etc/nsswitch.conf defines what database
is searched.
The setnetgrent() call defines the netgroup that will be searched by
subsequent getnetgrent() calls. The getnetgrent() function retrieves
the next netgroup entry, and returns pointers in host, user, domain. A
null pointer means that the corresponding entry matches any string.
The pointers are valid only as long as there is no call to other net-
group-related functions. To avoid this problem you can use the GNU
function getnetgrent_r() that stores the strings in the supplied
buffer. To free all allocated buffers use endnetgrent().
In most cases you want to check only if the triplet (hostname, user-
name, domainname) is a member of a netgroup. The function innetgr()
can be used for this without calling the above three functions. Again,
a null pointer is a wildcard and matches any string. The function is
thread-safe.
RETURN VALUE
These functions return 1 on success and 0 for failure.
FILES
/etc/netgroup
/etc/nsswitch.conf
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attrib-
utes(7).
┌──────────────────┬───────────────┬──────────────────────────────────┐
│ Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├──────────────────┼───────────────┼──────────────────────────────────┤
│ setnetgrent(), │ Thread safety │ MT-Unsafe race:netgrent locale │
│ getnetgrent_r(), │ │ │
│ innetgr() │ │ │
├──────────────────┼───────────────┼──────────────────────────────────┤
│ endnetgrent() │ Thread safety │ MT-Unsafe race:netgrent │
├──────────────────┼───────────────┼──────────────────────────────────┤
│ getnetgrent() │ Thread safety │ MT-Unsafe race:netgrent │
│ │ │ race:netgrentbuf locale │
└──────────────────┴───────────────┴──────────────────────────────────┘
In the above table, netgrent in race:netgrent signifies that if any of
the functions setnetgrent(), getnetgrent_r(), innetgr(), getnetgrent(),
or endnetgrent() are used in parallel in different threads of a pro-
gram, then data races could occur.
VERSIONS
In the BSD implementation, setnetgrent() returns void.
STANDARDS
None.
HISTORY
setnetgrent(), endnetgrent(), getnetgrent(), and innetgr() are avail-
able on most UNIX systems. getnetgrent_r() is not widely available on
other systems.
SEE ALSO
sethostent(3), setprotoent(3), setservent(3)
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