Fix getpwuid_r error handling #3
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August 21, 2020 21:14
from man getpwuid:
"In case of error, an error number is returned, and NULL is stored in *result."
Error returned, NOT -1 and errno.
Example from man:
if (result == NULL) {
if (s == 0)
printf("Not found\n");
else {
errno = s;
perror("getpwnam_r");
}
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
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from man getpwuid: "In case of error, an error number is returned, and NULL is stored in *result."
So, error returned, NOT -1 and
errno.Example from man: