shadow/libmisc/myname.c
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/*
* Copyright (c) 1996 - 1997, Marek Michałkiewicz
* Copyright (c) 2003 - 2005, Tomasz Kłoczko
* Copyright (c) 2007 , Nicolas François
* All rights reserved.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
* are met:
* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
* documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
* 3. The name of the copyright holders or contributors may not be used to
* endorse or promote products derived from this software without
* specific prior written permission.
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
* ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
* LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
* PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
* HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
* SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
* LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
* DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
* THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
* (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
* OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
*/
/*
* myname.c - determine the current username and get the passwd entry
*
*/
#include <config.h>
#ident "$Id$"
#include "defines.h"
#include <pwd.h>
#include "prototypes.h"
struct passwd *get_my_pwent (void)
{
struct passwd *pw;
const char *cp = getlogin ();
uid_t ruid = getuid ();
/*
* Try getlogin() first - if it fails or returns a non-existent
* username, or a username which doesn't match the real UID, fall
* back to getpwuid(getuid()). This should work reasonably with
* usernames longer than the utmp limit (8 characters), as well as
* shared UIDs - but not both at the same time...
*
* XXX - when running from su, will return the current user (not
* the original user, like getlogin() does). Does this matter?
*/
if (cp && *cp && (pw = xgetpwnam (cp)) && pw->pw_uid == ruid)
return pw;
return xgetpwuid (ruid);
}