term% cat index.txt GETLOGIN(3) Library Functions Manual GETLOGIN(3)
NAME
getlogin - get login name
SYNOPSIS
char *getlogin()
DESCRIPTION
Getlogin returns a pointer to the login name as found in /etc/utmp. It
may be used in conjunction with getpwnam to locate the correct password
file entry when the same userid is shared by several login names.
If getlogin is called within a process that is not attached to a type‐
writer, it returns NULL. The correct procedure for determining the lo‐
gin name is to first call getlogin and if it fails, to call getpwuid.
FILES
/etc/utmp
SEE ALSO
getpwent(3), getgrent(3), utmp(5), getuid(2)
DIAGNOSTICS
Returns NULL (0) if name not found.
BUGS
The return values point to static data whose content is overwritten by
each call.
GETLOGIN(3)