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setnetgrent(3) Library Functions Manual setnetgrent(3)

NAME top

   setnetgrent, endnetgrent, getnetgrent, getnetgrent_r, innetgr -
   handle network group entries

LIBRARY top

   Standard C library (_libc_, _-lc_)

SYNOPSIS top

   **#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 .**_size_**], size_t** _size_**);**

   **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 top

   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 netgroup-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_,
   _username_, _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 top

   These functions return 1 on success and 0 for failure.

FILES top

   _/etc/netgroup_
   _/etc/nsswitch.conf_

ATTRIBUTES top

   For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
   [attributes(7)](../man7/attributes.7.html).
   ┌──────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
   │ **Interface** │ **Attribute** │ **Value** │
   ├──────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
   │ **setnetgrent**(),   │ Thread safety │ MT-Unsafe race:netgrent     │
   │ **getnetgrent_r**(), │               │ locale                      │
   │ **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 program, then data races could occur.

VERSIONS top

   In the BSD implementation, **setnetgrent**() returns void.

STANDARDS top

   None.

HISTORY top

   **setnetgrent**(), **endnetgrent**(), **getnetgrent**(), and **innetgr**() are
   available on most UNIX systems.  **getnetgrent_r**() is not widely
   available on other systems.

SEE ALSO top

   [sethostent(3)](../man3/sethostent.3.html), [setprotoent(3)](../man3/setprotoent.3.html), [setservent(3)](../man3/setservent.3.html)

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