On 15 January 2007 17:12, DEMARCHE wrote: > It seems like the /etc/passwd file struct is not compliant with the C struct > password ( as defined in pwd.h ).
> May be I'm wrong, but the number of items doesn't correspond to each other. > > May be I'm worng but I think that the gcc compiler is not able to parse each > items. > I thank you for all details and explanations. I think if you call the appropriate library function (getpwent IIRC?) it'll take care of the conversion for you. Otherwise, http://cygwin.com/acronyms#PPAST! cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
