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PERL setpwent Function



Syntax

setpwent


Definition and Usage

Sets (or resets) the enumeration to the beginning of the set of password entries. This function should be called before the first call to getpwent.

Return Value

  • Nothing

Example

Try out following example:

#!/usr/bin/perl

while(($name, $passwd, $uid, $gid, $quota,
	$comment, $gcos, $dir, $shell) = getpwent()){
   print "Name = $name\n";
   print "Password = $passwd\n";
   print "UID = $uid\n";
   print "GID = $gid\n";
   print "Quota = $quota\n";
   print "Comment = $comment\n";
   print "Gcos = $gcos\n";
   print "HOME DIR = $dir\n";
   print "Shell = $shell\n";
}

setpwent() ; # Rewind the databse /etc/passwd

while(($name, $passwd, $uid, $gid, $quota,
        $comment, $gcos, $dir, $shell) = getpwent()){
   print "Name = $name\n";
   print "Password = $passwd\n";
   print "UID = $uid\n";
   print "GID = $gid\n";
   print "Quota = $quota\n";
   print "Comment = $comment\n";
   print "Gcos = $gcos\n";
   print "HOME DIR = $dir\n";
   print "Shell = $shell\n";
}

endpwent(); # Closes the database;


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