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 30.13 User Database
 ===================
 
 This section describes how to search and scan the database of registered
 users.  The database itself is kept in the file '/etc/passwd' on most
 systems, but on some systems a special network server gives access to
 it.
 

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* User Data Structure         What each user record contains.
* Lookup User                 How to look for a particular user.
* Scanning All Users          Scanning the list of all users, one by one.
* Writing a User Entry        How a program can rewrite a user's record.
 
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