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diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod index f509f61553..6ccada6b86 100644 --- a/pod/perlfunc.pod +++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod @@ -1463,6 +1463,22 @@ lookup by name, in which case you get the other thing, whatever it is. $name = getgrent etc. +In I<getpw*()> the fields $quota, $comment, and $expire are special +cases in the sense that in many systems they are unsupported. If the +$quota is unsupported, it is an empty scalar. If it is supported, it +usually encodes the disk quota. If the $comment field is unsupported, +it is an empty scalar. If it is supported it usually encodes some +administrative comment about the user. In some systems the $quota +field may be $change or $age, fields that have to do with password +aging. In some systems the $comment field may be $class. The $expire +field, if present, encodes the expiration period of the account or the +password. For the availability and the exact meaning of these fields +in your system, please consult your getpwnam(3) documentation and your +<pwd.h> file. You can also find out from within Perl which meaning +your $quota and $comment fields have and whether you have the $expire +field by using the Config module and the values d_pwquota, d_pwage, +d_pwchange, d_pwcomment, and d_pwexpire. + The $members value returned by I<getgr*()> is a space separated list of the login names of the members of the group. |