getuinfox Subroutine

Purpose

Finds a value associated with a user.

Library

Standard C Library (libc.a)

Syntax

char *getuinfox ( Name)
char *Name;

Description

The getuinfox subroutine finds a value associated with a user. This subroutine searches a privileged kernel buffer for a string of the form Name=Value and returns a pointer to the Value substring if the Name value is found. A Null value is returned if the Name value is not found. The caller is responsible for freeing the memory returned by the getuinfox subroutine.

Parameters

Return Values

Upon success, the getuinfox subroutine returns a pointer to the Value substring.

Error Codes

A Null value is returned if the Name value is not found.